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BMC Cell Biology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of cell biology including cellular compartments, traffic, signalling, motility, adhesion and division.
BMC Cell Biology (ISSN 1471-2121) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :43
Single cell cytometry can be successfully used to study the effects of RNAi in a mixed population of adherent cells, and to discern variations in function between individual cells within those cell cultures.
BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :37
Three RNA-binding oncoproteins, FUS, EWS and TAF15, show cell-type-specific expression that contradicts a previously proposed housekeeping role, with targeting to stress granules suggesting a function for them in translational regulation during stress response.
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N-Glycosylation of the alpha subunit does not influence trafficking or functional activity of the human organic solute transporter alpha/beta Carol J Soroka, Shuhua Xu, Albert Mennone, Ping Lam, James L Boyer BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :57 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Delayed internalization and lack of recycling in a beta2-adrenergic receptor fused to the G protein alpha-subunit. Maria Grazia Di Certo, Enrico M Batassa, Ida Casella, Annalucia Serafino, Aristide Floridi, Claudio Passananti, Paola Molinari, Elisabetta Mattei BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :56 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Septins localize to microtubules during nutritional limitation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae M Evangelina Pablo-Hernando, Yolanda Arnaiz-Pita, Hiroyuki Tachikawa, Francisco del Rey, Aaron M Neiman, Carlos R Vazquez de Aldana BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :55 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Localization of the Carnation Italian ringspot virus replication protein p36 to the mitochondrial outer membrane is mediated by an internal targeting signal and the TOM complex Yeen Ting Hwang, Andrew W McCartney, Satinder K Gidda, Robert T Mullen BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :54 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Polarized secretion of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Eric J Hill, Ann B Vernallis BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :53 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prolonged exposure to bacterial toxins downregulated expression of toll-like receptors in mesenchymal stromal cell-derived osteoprogenitors Irene FUNG YING Mo, Kevin HAK KONG Yip, Wing Keung Chan, Helen KA WAI Law, Yu Lung Lau, Godfrey CHI FUNG Chan BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :52 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Drosophila IKK-related kinase (Ik2) and Spindle-F proteins are part of a complex that regulates cytoskeleton organization during oogenesis. Dikla Dubin-Bar, Amir Bitan, Anna Bakhrat, Rotem Kaiden-Hasson, Sharon Etzion, Boaz Shaanan, Uri Abdu BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :51 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Phosphorylation of p130Cas initiates Rac activation and membrane ruffling Alok Sharma, Bruce J Mayer BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :50 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Establishment and characterization of immortalized Gli-null mouse embryonic fibroblast cell lines Robert J Lipinski, Maarten F Bijlsma, Jerry J Gipp, David J Podhaizer, Wade Bushman BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :49 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Focal Adhesion Kinase contributes to insulin-induced actin reorganization into a mesh harboring Glucose transporter-4 in insulin resistant skeletal muscle cells Bharti Bisht, Chinmoy S Dey BMC Cell Biology 2008, 9 :48 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification of CDK2 substrates in human cell lysates Yong Chi, Markus Welcker, Asli A Hizli, Jeffrey J Posakony, Ruedi Aebersold, Bruce E Clurman Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R149 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Cell signaling and transcription factor genes expressed during whole body regeneration in a colonial chordate Yuval Rinkevich, Baruch Rinkevich, Ram Reshef BMC Developmental Biology 2008, 8 :100 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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High-throughput cell-based screening reveals a role for ZNF131 as a repressor of ER-alpha signaling Xiao Han, Jinhai Guo, Weiwei Deng, Chenying Zhang, Peigu Du, Taiping Shi, Dalong Ma BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :476 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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To bind or not to bind - how to down-regulate target genes by liganded thyroid hormone receptor? Joachim M. Weitzel Thyroid Research 2008, 1 :4 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Varicose: a MAGUK required for the maturation and function of Drosophila septate junctions Katie E Moyer, J. Roger Jacobs BMC Developmental Biology 2008, 8 :99 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Three-dimensional growth as multicellular spheroid activates the proangiogenic phenotype of colorectal carcinoma cells via LFA-1-dependent VEGF: implications on hepatic micrometastasis Maria Valcarcel, Beatriz Arteta, Arrate Jaureguibeitia, Aritz Lopategi, Inigo Martinez, Lorea Mendoza, Francisco J Muruzabal, Clarisa Salado, Fernando Vidal-Vanaclocha Journal of Translational Medicine 2008, 6 :57 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Recurrence dynamics does not depend on the recurrence site Romano Demicheli, Elia Biganzoli, Patrizia Boracchi, Marco Greco, Michael W Retsky Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10 :R83 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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CD36 selection of 3D7 Plasmodium falciparum associated with severe childhood malaria results in reduced VAR4 expression Pamela A Magistrado, Trine Staalsoe, Thor G Theander, Lars Hviid, Anja TR Jensen Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :204 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Characterization of cells recovered from the xenotransplanted NG97 human-derived glioma cell line subcultured in a long-term in vitro Camila M.L. Machado, Rafael Y. Ikemori, Tatiana Q. Zorzeto, Ana C.M.A. Nogueira, Suse D.S. Barbosa, Wilson Savino, Andre A. Schenka, Jose Vassallo, Juliana K. Heinrich, Fatima Boetcher-Luiz, Liana Verinaud BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :291 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A conserved acidic patch in the Myb domain is required for activation of an endogenous target gene and for chromatin binding Emily R Ko, Dennis Ko, Carolyn Chen, Joseph S Lipsick Molecular Cancer 2008, 7 :77 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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