JBC News
‘We’re thankful for our reviewers’
Meet some of the scientists who review manuscripts for the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Lipid Research and ͵ÅÄ͵¿ú & Cellular Proteomics.
Virtual issue celebrates water in ASBMB journals
Read a dozen gold open-access articles covering exciting research about the society’s 2024 Molecule of the year.
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Lyme disease pathogen evades host immunity. Transporters unite to assist cancer cells. How a fungal pore protein assembles. Read about these recent JBC papers.
Bridging the gap – enhancing and unifying bone RNA-seq data
Researchers aimed to increase the number of osteoblasts and osteocytes collected and combine their data with other studies to help standardize nomenclature.
Keeping skin healthy: New method provides molecular portrait of sebum production
In a recent JBC paper, researchers at Leipzig University report that they have spatially mapped changes in gene expression in sebaceous glands for the first time.
From the Journals: JBC
An Alzheimer’s disease neuronal traffic jam. Mutant Rab35 linked to neurodevelopment disorder. Is ORMDL3 a new drug target for ulcerative colitis? Read about recent JBC papers on these topics.
Using a network to snare the cause of kidney disease
A microfluidic device that mimics blood capillaries may help in early detection, and proper measures could reduce the risk of renal failures.
From the Journals: JBC
Nuclear actin affects transcription elongation. Proteostasis in Alzheimer’s disease. RNA and splicing affect cancer invasiveness. Read about recent papers on these topics.
Cholesterol synthesis and cancer
Researchers find that the active form of a key cholesterol synthesis enzyme is upregulated in endometrial cancer tissues.