A new UCSF-UNESCO partnership is working to address the growing threat of harmful algal blooms, also known as 'red tides,' that can produce dangerous toxins and disrupt marine ecosystems. Toxicologist Matthew Gribble and public health expert Sheri Weiser are leading the effort to study the science…
Organ development and function are orchestrated by intricate transcriptional circuits. Here, we present a comprehensive atlas profiling 1,904 transcription regulators in the brain, cerebellum, heart, kidney, liver, ovary, and testis of fetal, neonatal, and adult mice. Using this dataset, we uncover…
Imbalances in lipid storage and secretion lead to hepatic steatosis, the accumulation of lipid droplets in hepatocytes. Our understanding of the mechanisms that govern the channelling of neutral lipids in hepatocytes towards cytosolic lipid droplets or secreted lipoproteins remains…
As our understanding of biological systems reaches single-cell and high spatial resolutions, it becomes imperative that pharmacological approaches match this precision to understand drug actions. This need is particularly urgent for the targeted covalent inhibitors that are currently re-entering…
Congrats to UCSF CVRI scientist Balyn Zaro, PhD and CVRI affiliate scientist Daniele Canzio, PhD, winners of the Bowes Biomedical Investigator Award!Their work advances how we understand brain development and how cancer changes immune cells. This research could help shape future treatments for…
The genetic influences on normal aortic valve function and their impact on aortic stenosis risk are of substantial interest. We used deep learning to measure peak velocity, mean gradient and aortic valve area from magnetic resonance imaging and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in 59…
Type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) are unique in their efferocytosis1 and cross-presenting abilities2, resulting in antigen-specific T cell immunity3 or tolerance4,
The high burden of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in individuals of African descent remains incompletely explained. Here, to explore a genetic basis, we conducted a genome-wide association study in 1,802 DCM cases and 93,804 controls of African genetic ancestry (AFR). A nonsense variant (rs3211938:G…
Fibroblasts and immune cells coordinate tissue regeneration and necessary scarring after injury. In the brain, fibroblasts are border-enriched cells whose dynamic molecular states and immune interactions after injury remain unclear1. Here we define the shared fibroblast–immune response to brain…
Tissue fibrosis arises from a critical imbalance between the production and breakdown of extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Whereas current strategies predominantly focus on curbing ECM production, the possibility of promoting ECM degradation to resolve fibrosis remains largely untapped. The…
