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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    A systematic bi-genomic split-GFP assay illuminates the mitochondrial matrix proteome and protein targeting routes

    Yury S Bykov, Solene Zuttion ... Maya Schuldiner
    Combined with high-throughput yeast genetics, a split green fluorescent protein encoded directly in the mitochondrial DNA helps to identify targeting signals and functions of dually localized proteins.
    1. Cell Biology

    The fate of pyruvate dictates cell growth by modulating cellular redox potential

    Ashish G Toshniwal, Geanette Lam ... Jared Rutter
    Pyruvate dictates redox balance and cell size, establishing metabolism as a dominant regulator of cellular fitness, unveiling new strategies to modulate cancer, regeneration, and diabetes.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology

    Functionally-Coupled Ion Channels Begin Co-assembling at the Start of Their Synthesis

    Roya Pournejati, Jessica M Huang ... Oscar Vivas
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Heme’s relevance genuine? Re-visiting the roles of TANGO2 homologs including HRG-9 and HRG-10 in C. elegans

    Sarah E Sandkuhler, Kayla S Youngs ... Samuel J Mackenzie
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology

    THE FAM53C/DYRK1A axis regulates the G1/S transition of the cell cycle

    Taylar Hammond, Jong Bin Choi ... Julien Sage
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    The oocyte zinc transporter Slc39a10/Zip10 is a regulator of zinc sparks during fertilization in mice

    Atsuko Kageyama, Narumi Ogonuki ... Junya Ito
    The zinc transporter Slc39a10/Zip10 is important for zinc homeostasis during fertilization and embryonic development in mice.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Noncanonical amino acid incorporation enables minimally disruptive labeling of stress granule and TDP-43 proteinopathy

    Hao Chen, Haocheng Wang ... Jiou Wang
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Cell Biology

    Adaptation of endothelial cells to microenvironment topographical cues through lysyl oxidase like-2-mediated basement membrane scaffolding

    Marion F Marchand, Noémie Brassard-Jollive ... Laurent Muller
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology

    Extracellular vesicle-mediated release of bis(monoacylglycerol)phosphate is regulated by LRRK2 and Glucocerebrosidase activity

    Elsa Meneses-Salas, Moisés Castellá ... Albert Lu
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Cell Biology

    Evidence of centromeric histone 3 chaperone involved in DNA damage repair pathway in budding yeast

    Prakhar Agarwal, Anushka Alekar ... Santanu K Ghosh
    Genetic and biochemical assays reveal the role of Scm3 in genome stability by regulating the DNA damage checkpoint pathway in budding yeast.
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Highlights

    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Controlling cell size

    Angela Montero, Lydia WS Finley
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology
    3. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Allosteric Regulation of Kinase Activity – call for papers

    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Imaging methods are vastly underreported

    Guillermo Marqués, Thomas Pengo, Mark A Sanders

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