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Base by Base

Base by Base explores advances in genetics and genomics, with a focus on gene-disease associations, variant interpretation, protein structure, and insights from exome and genome sequencing. Each episode breaks down key studies and their clinical...more

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230: MIDEAS Y654S hyperactivates MiDAC in a dominant neurodevelopmental syndrome

Episode 230

December 17, 2025

230: MIDEAS Y654S hyperactivates MiDAC in a dominant neurodevelopmental syndrome

Sirvydis K et al., Nat Commun - A recurrent de novo MIDEAS p.Tyr654Ser variant disrupts an autoinhibitory loop in the MiDAC complex, increasing HDAC1...

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00:18:27

229: Inhibiting PCBP2 condensates in Alzheimer’s

Episode 229

December 15, 2025

229: Inhibiting PCBP2 condensates in Alzheimer’s

Wang L et al., Nat Commun - Elevated PCBP2 forms liquid-like condensates that sequester mitochondrial and RNA-binding proteins, stabilize BACE1 mRNA, and promote amyloid...

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00:19:55

228: Two non-competing H3N2 stem antibodies reveal evolving antigenicity

Episode 228

December 14, 2025

228: Two non-competing H3N2 stem antibodies reveal evolving antigenicity

Gopal AB et al., Nat Commun - Structural and functional characterization of two group 2 H3 HA stem antibodies, 2F02 and AG2-G02, shows distinct...

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00:18:02

227: 1q gain enables rescue of aneuploid hESCs during RPE differentiation

Episode 227

December 13, 2025

227: 1q gain enables rescue of aneuploid hESCs during RPE differentiation

Couvreu de Deckersberg E et al., Nat Commun (2025) - This study shows that spontaneous RPE differentiation eliminates most aneuploid human pluripotent stem cells...

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00:16:21

226: FGF4 protects podocytes in diabetic kidney disease

Episode 226

December 12, 2025

226: FGF4 protects podocytes in diabetic kidney disease

Wang S et al., Nat Commun - This study shows that podocyte-derived FGF4 is reduced in DKD and that recombinant FGF4 preserves podocyte survival...

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00:16:09

225: VRK-1, BAF-1 and the release of meiotic chromatin

Episode 225

December 10, 2025

225: VRK-1, BAF-1 and the release of meiotic chromatin

Paouneskou D et al., Nature Communications - VRK-1 phosphorylates BAF-1 to remove chromatin from the nuclear periphery during early meiotic prophase in C. elegans,...

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