ASCB 2016 meeting (San Francisco, Dec 3 – 7)

This Saturday the ASCB 2016 meeting kicks off in San Francisco, and the city is already packed with excited cell biologists from all over the world. PLOS Biology isn’t missing this annual date, and like every year, we’ll be open to receive your best research in cell biology (submit now). If you have an exciting piece of research, I’ll be very interested to hear about it, so please pass by the PLOS booth (# 229) and come to meet me in the ‘Meet the editors’ session on Sunday 4 Dec or Tuesday 6 Dec from 1-2 pm. You can find below a taster of the papers that we’ve published in this field within the last year, and you can also visit the editor’s picks collection that PLOS has put together for you.

Looking forward to meeting you in San Francisco!

Featured image credit: Tamori Y, Suzuki E, Deng WM 2016. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002537

Recently published papers:

Sequence-Specific Targeting of Bacterial Resistance Genes Increases Antibiotic Efficacy Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Yusuf Talha Tamer, Mohammed Akbar, Stacey M. Bailey, Michael Wong, Seth M. Daly, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002552 Views: 7087

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade MKK7-MPK6 Plays Important Roles in Plant Development and Regulates Shoot Branching by Phosphorylating PIN1 in Arabidopsis Weiyan Jia, Baohua Li, Shujia Li, Yan Liang, Xiaowei Wu, Mei Ma, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002550 Views: 5568

Epithelial Tumors Originate in Tumor Hotspots, a Tissue-Intrinsic Microenvironment Yoichiro Tamori, Emiko Suzuki, Wu-Min Deng. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002537 Views: 5962

NMNAT2:HSP90 Complex Mediates Proteostasis in Proteinopathies Yousuf O. Ali, Hunter M. Allen, Lei Yu, David Li-Kroeger, Dena Bakhshizadehmahmoudi, Asante Hatcher, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002472 Views: 7597

Neuronal Hyperactivity Disturbs ATP Microgradients, Impairs Microglial Motility, and Reduces Phagocytic Receptor Expression Triggering Apoptosis/Microglial Phagocytosis Uncoupling Oihane Abiega, Sol Beccari, Irune Diaz-Aparicio, Agnes Nadjar, Sophie Layé, Quentin Leyrolle, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002466 Views: 8533

Chromatin Modulatory Proteins and Olfactory Receptor Signaling in the Refinement and Maintenance of Fruitless Expression in Olfactory Receptor Neurons Catherine E. Hueston, Douglas Olsen, Qingyun Li, Sumie Okuwa, Bo Peng, Jianni Wu, Pelin Cayirlioglu Volkan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002443 Views: 4347

Interactome Mapping Reveals the Evolutionary History of the Nuclear Pore Complex Samson O. Obado, Marc Brillantes, Kunihiro Uryu, Wenzhu Zhang, Natalia E. Ketaren, Brian T. Chait, Mark C. Field, Michael P. Rout. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002365 Views: 6541

Molecular Basis of Orb2 Amyloidogenesis and Blockade of Memory Consolidation Rubén Hervás, Liying Li, Amitabha Majumdar, María del Carmen Fernández-Ramírez, Jay R. Unruh, Brian D. Slaughter, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002361 Views: 7029

APOE Stabilization by Exercise Prevents Aging Neurovascular Dysfunction and Complement Induction Ileana Soto, Leah C. Graham, Hannah J. Richter, Stephen N. Simeone, Jake E. Radell, Weronika Grabowska, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002279 Views: 14788

Scaling the Drosophila Wing: TOR-Dependent Target Gene Access by the Hippo Pathway Transducer Yorkie Joseph Parker, Gary Struhl. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002274 Views: 9372

The IRE1α/XBP1s Pathway Is Essential for the Glucose Response and Protection of β Cells Justin R. Hassler, Donalyn L. Scheuner, Shiyu Wang, Jaeseok Han, Vamsi K. Kodali, Philip Li, et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002277 Views: 6714