May 1, 2026

The following publications from the Biology Department appeared in PubMed in April 2026. You can find more here.

  1. Periyasamy S, Jarrett T, Truong J, Skouta R. PROTACs in cancer therapy: targeted degradation of GPX4, PARP and epigenetic regulators. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2026 Dec;41(1):2636394. doi: 10.1080/14756366.2026.2636394. Epub 2026 Mar 26. PMID: 41885448.
  2. Avery TM, Dial TR, Matthews DG. Phenotypic plasticity drives local adaptation by disrupting a genetically integrated jaw apparatus in Trinidadian guppies. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 Apr 1;293(2068):20252590. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2590. PMID: 41916593.
  3. Verma V, Wadsworth P, Maresca TJ. Human dynein-dynactin is a fast processive motor in living cells. Elife. 2026 Mar 25;13:RP94963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.94963. PMID: 41879034; PMCID: PMC13016606.
  4. Nualart C D, Schwob G, Orlando J, Paschke K, Guerreiro PM, McCormick SD, Cheng CC, Vargas-Chacoff L. Microplastic pollution and thermal increase alter cellular stress responses and microbiomes in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic fish. Environ Pollut. 2026 Jun 1;398:128039. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128039. Epub 2026 Apr 3. PMID: 41936807.
  5. Gerson AR. Protein metabolism during flight in migratory birds. J Exp Biol. 2026 Apr 1;229(7):jeb251215. doi: 10.1242/jeb.251215. Epub 2026 Apr 10. PMID: 41960752.
  6. Albertson C. Evo-Devo Research Is More Important Now Than Ever. Evol Dev. 2026 Jun;28(2):e70038. doi: 10.1111/ede.70038. PMID: 41937432.