Trois poèmes solitaires

Synaptic Ménage à Trois

Regulation of neurotransmitter receptor localization is critical for synaptic function and plasticity. In this issue of Neuron, Matsuda and colleagues (Matsuda et al., 2016) uncover a transsynaptic complex consisting of neurexin-3, C1q-like proteins, and kainate receptors that drives glutamate receptor clustering at hippocampal synapses.

Ménage à trois

Ménage à trois

Glioblastoma is an aggressive primary brain cancer. Given our interest in novel immunotherapies, we have recently shown that inhibiting CTLA-4, PD-L1 and IDO results in a dramatic survival advantage in mice with brain tumors. Our preclinical study supports the rapid translation of this approach into phase I clinical trial.

Historical Biogeography of the New World Solitaires (myadestes Spp.)

—Solitaires (Myadestes spp.) are montane-forest birds that are widely distributed throughout the New World, ranging from Alaska to northern Bolivia and including both Hawaii and the West Indies. To understand the origins of this impressive distribution, we used fi ve mitochondrial gene sequences to reconstruct the historical biogeography of the genus. The resulting phylogeny indicates a rapid i...

Leiomyoblastome gastrique: à propos de trois cas

Le leiomyoblastome gastrique est une tumeur musculaire rare qui touche essentiellement l'adulte. Son développement est souvent exogastrique. Le diagnostic positif repose sur l'histologie et le traitement est basé sur la chirurgie. Nous rapportons trois cas de leiomyoblastome gastrique colligés dans le service de chirurgie générale au 5ème Hôpital Militaire. L'âge moyen des patients est de 47 an...