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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 :36
Activation of classical protein kinase C isoenzymes by tumor promoter agents in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell monolayers disrupts cell-cell junctions, via a mechanism dependent on ROCK-II activation of non-muscle myosin II, leading to the contraction of peri-junctional actin filaments.
BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :28
At the onset of muscle cell differentiation, before the fusion of myoblasts into myotubes, centrosome proteins migrate to surround the nucleus where they form an insoluble fibrillar matrix thought to function in cytoskeletal reorganisation.
BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :27
The dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in gastric cancer cells, inducing matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression by a pathway dependent on c-jun, and enhancing invasive behavior.
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Role of ERK/MAPK in endothelin receptor signaling in human aortic smooth muscle cells Qing-Wen Chen, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :52 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Distinctive interactions of the Arabidopsis homolog of the 30 kD subunit of the cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (AtCPSF30) with other polyadenylation factor subunits Suryadevara Rao, Randy D Dinkins, Arthur G Hunt BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :51 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evidence for a mitochondrial localization of the retinoblastoma protein Ioana Ferecatu, Nathalie Le Floch, Marie Bergeaud, Aida Rodriguez-Enfedaque, Vincent Rincheval, Lisa Oliver, Francois M. Vallette, Bernard Mignotte, Jean-Luc Vayssiere BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :50 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Generation and characterization of human insulin-releasing cell lines Leticia Labriola, Maria G. Peters, Karin Krogh, Ivan Stigliano, Leticia F Terra, Cecilia Buchanan, Marcel C Machado, Elisa Bal de Kier Joffe, Lydia Puricelli, Mari C Sogayar BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :49 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hydrophobic profiles of the tail anchors in SLMAP dictate subcellular targeting. Joseph T Byers, Rosa M Guzzo, Maysoon Salih, Balwant S Tuana BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :48 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterization of sequences in Human TWIST required for nuclear localization Shalini Singh, Anthony O Gramolini BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :47 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Nuclear accumulation and activation of p53 in embryonic stem cells after DNA damage Valeriya Solozobova, Alexandra Rolletschek, Christine Blattner BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :46 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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High-content live cell imaging with RNA probes: advancements in high-throughput antimalarial drug discovery Serena Cervantes, Jacques Prudhomme, David Carter, Krishna G Gopi, Qian Li, Young-Tae Chang, Karine G Le Roch BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :45 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Self-renewal and differentiation capabilities are variable between human embryonic stem cell lines I3, I6 and BG01V Tahereh Tavakoli, Xiangru Xu, Eric Derby, Yevgeniya Serebryakova, Yvonne Reid, Mahendra S Rao, Mark P Mattson, Wu Ma BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :44 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bub2 regulation of cytokinesis and septation in budding yeast Su Young Park, Addie E Cable, Jessica Blair, Katherine E Stockstill, Katie B Shannnon BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :43 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Arginine deficiency augments inflammatory mediator production by airway epithelial cells in vitro Xiao-Yun Fan, Arjen van den Berg, Mieke Snoek, Laurens van der Flier, Barbara Smids, Henk M Jansen, Rong-Yu Liu, Rene Lutter Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :62 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Regulation of DNA replication by the S-Phase DNA damage checkpoint Nicholas Willis, Nicholas Rhind Cell Division 2009, 4 :13 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Construction and analysis of cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) drought-related cDNA library Ling Zhang, Fu-Guang Li, Chuan-Liang Liu, Chao-Jun Zhang, Xue-Yan Zhang BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :120 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Apoptotic cell-mediated suppression of streptococcal cell wall-induced arthritis is associated with alteration of macrophage function and local regulatory T cell increase: a potential cell-based therapy? Sylvain Perruche, Philippe Saas, Wan Jun Chen Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R104 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Resveratrol exhibits a strong cytotoxic activity in cultured cells and has an antiviral action against polyomavirus: potential clinical use Valerio Berardi, Francesca Ricci, Mauro Castelli, Gaspare Galati, Gianfranco Risuleo Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :96 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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An imbalance between apoptosis and proliferation contributes to follicular persistence in polycystic ovaries in rats Natalia R Salvetti, Carolina G Panzani, Eduardo J Gimeno, Leandro G Neme, Natalia S Alfaro, Hugo H Ortega Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :68 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases and NFkappaB are involved in SP-A-enhanced responses of macrophages to mycobacteria Joseph P Lopez, David J Vigerust, Virginia L Shepherd Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :60 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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BowTieBuilder: modeling signal transduction pathways Jochen Supper, Lucia Spangenberg, Hannes Planatscher, Andreas Draeger, Adrian Schroeder, Andreas Zell BMC Systems Biology 2009, 3 :67 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Phylogenetic analysis of the SAP30 family of transcriptional regulators reveals functional divergence in the domain that binds the nuclear matrix Keijo M Viiri, Taisto YK Heinonen, Markku Maki, Olli Lohi BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :149 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A membrane-bound matrix metalloproteinase from Nicotiana tabacum cv. BY-2 is induced by bacterial pathogens Andreas Schiermeyer, Hanna Hartenstein, Manoj K Mandal, Burkhard Otte, Verena Wahner, Stefan Schillberg BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9 :83 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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