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BMC Cell Biology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the biology of cells including organelles and cellular compartments, trafficking and turnover, signaling, motility, adhesion, cell division, differentiation and programmed cell death.
BMC Cell Biology (ISSN 1471-2121) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :74
Nuclear pore complex protein Tpr is imported into the nucleus by the importin α /β pathway, while binding studies suggest a role for Tpr in the import and/or recycling of importin β complexes, and in CRM1-mediated protein export.
BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :71
The expansion of the cell surface area of oligodendrocytes to allow them to form myelin wrapped round an axon is regulated by actomyosin contractility, extracellular matrix rigidity, and endocytosis.
BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :63
The peptide GX1 inhibits angiogenesis as well as homing to human gastric cancer vasculature, and when conjugated to recombinant mutant human tumor necrosis factor alpha (rmhTNFα ) represses gastric cancer xenografts more effectively and with less systemic toxicity than rmhTNFα alone.
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RNAi mediated acute depletion of Retinoblastoma protein (pRb) promotes aneuploidy in human primary cells via micronuclei formation Angela Amato, Laura Lentini, Tiziana Schillaci, Flora Iovino, Aldo Di Leonardo BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :79 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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HER/ErbB receptor interactions and signaling patterns in human mammary epithelial cells Yi Zhang, Lee Opresko, Harish Shankaran, William B. Chrisler, H. Steven Wiley, Haluk Resat BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :78 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Ethanol exerts dual effects on calcium homeostasis in CCK-8-stimulated mouse pancreatic acinar cells Marcela Fernandez-Sanchez, Angel del Castillo-Vaquero, Gines M Salido, Antonio Gonzalez BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :77 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Functional characterization of the trans-membrane domain interactions of the Sec61 protein translocation complex beta-subunit Xueqiang Zhao, Jussi J BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :76 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Novel association of APC with intermediate filaments
identified using a new versatile APC antibody Yang Wang, Yoshiaki Azuma, David B Friedman, Robert J Coffey, Kristi L Neufeld BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :75 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Karyopherin binding interactions and nuclear import mechanism of nuclear pore complex protein Tpr Iris Ben-Efraim, Phyllis D Frosst, Larry Gerace BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :74 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inhibition of extracellular matrix assembly induces the expression of osteogenic markers in skeletal muscle cells by a BMP-2 independent mechanism Nelson Osses, Juan Carlos Casar, Enrique Brandan BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :73 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Defects in cellular sorting and retroviral assembly induced by GGA overexpression Anjali Joshi, Kunio Nagashima, Eric O Freed BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :72 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Actomyosin contractility controls cell surface area of oligodendrocytes Angelika Kippert, Dirk Fitzner, Jonne Helenius, Mikael Simons BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :71 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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KSRP-PMR1-exosome association determines parathyroid hormone mRNA levels and stability in transfected cells Morris Nechama, Yong Peng, Osnat Bell, Paola Briata, Roberto Gherzi, Daniel R Schoenberg, Tally Naveh-Many BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :70 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bovine viral diarrhea virus NS4B protein is an integral membrane protein associated with Golgi markers and rearranged host membranes Erica Weiskircher, Jason Aligo, Gang Ning, Kouacou V Konan Virology Journal 2009, 6 :185 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Regulatory interdependence of myeloid transcription factors revealed by Matrix RNAi Analysis Yasuhiro Tomaru, Christophe Simon, Alistair RR Forrest, Hisashi Miura, Atsutaka Kubosaki, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Masanori Suzuki Genome Biology 2009, 10 :R121 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Role of the Wnt receptor Frizzled-1 in presynaptic differentiation and function Lorena Varela-Nallar, Catalina P. Grabowski, Ivan E. Alfaro, Alejandra R. Alvarez, Nibaldo C. Inestrosa Neural Development 2009, 4 :41 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Temporal patterns of broad isoform expression during the development of neuronal lineages in Drosophila
Baohua Zhou, Darren W Williams, Janet Altman, Lynn M Riddiford, James W Truman Neural Development 2009, 4 :39 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Accumulation of neutral lipids in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a distinctive trait of Alzheimer patients and asymptomatic subjects at risk of disease Alessandra Pani, Antonella Mandas, Giacomo Diaz, Claudia Abete, Pier Luigi Cocco, Fabrizio Angius, Annalisa Brundu, Nico Mucaka, Maria Elena Pais, Antonio Saba, Luigi Barberini, Cristina Zaru, Manuela Palmas, Paolo F Putzu, Alessandra Mocali, Francesco Paoletti, Paolo La Colla, Sandra Dessi BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :66 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Proliferation and survival molecules implicated in the inhibition of BRAF pathway in thyroid cancer cells harbouring different genetic mutations. Ana Preto, Joana Goncalves, Ana P Rebocho, Joana Figueiredo, Ana M Meireles, Ana S Rocha, Helena M Vasconcelos, Hugo Seca, Raquel Seruca, Paula Soares, Manuel Sobrinho-Simoes BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :387 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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EM011 activates a survivin-dependent apoptotic program in human non-small cell lung cancer cells Prasanthi Karna, Star Sharp, Clayton Yates, Satya Prakash, Ritu Aneja Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :93 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Silver nanoparticles inhibit VEGF-and IL-1beta-induced vascular permeability via Src dependent pathway in porcine retinal endothelial cells Sardarpasha Sheikpranbabu, Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal, Deepak Venkataraman, Soo Hyun Eom, Jongsun Park, Sangiliyandi Gurunathan Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2009, 7 :8 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Fibrocytes are associated with vascular and parenchymal remodelling in patients with obliterative bronchiolitis Annika Andersson-Sjoland, Jonas S Erjefalt, Leif Bjermer, Leif Eriksson, Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :103 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Quantity and quality of retrograde menstruation: a case control study
Attila Bokor, Sophie Debrock, Maria Drijkoningen, Willy Goossens, Vilmos Fulop, Thomas D'Hooghe Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :123 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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