JBC News
Does a protein hold the key to Alzheimer’s?
Researchers in Maryland and Massachusetts team up to study how SORL1 promotes tau trafficking and seeding in cells that leads to the neurodegenerative disorder.
From the journals: JBC
Prefoldins participate in parasite pathology. Protein modifications coordinate in DNA repair. Nucleotide analog blocks viral RNA polymerases. Read about recent papers in the JBC on these topics.
‘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 Molecular & 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.
From the journals: JBC
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.