The American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology is soliciting manuscripts
in the area of intracellular protein and vesicle trafficking. Many hereditary and
acquired human diseases involve defects in processes that normally lead to the correct
addressing, packaging and delivery of functionally important proteins to their correct
intracellular locations. Such processes include protein folding and quality control
mechanisms, Golgi transport and posttranslational modifications, assembly of vesicle
coats and the involvement of GTPases and their regulatory proteins, interaction
of vesicles with microtubules and the actin cytoskeleton, vesicle fusion via SNARE
proteins and tethering proteins, and membrane protein recycling via endocytosis
and exocytosis. While basic cell biological studies will be considered, studies
that relate cellular and molecular observations with physiological consequences
are especially welcome.
The authors should indicate in a cover letter that their manuscript is submitted
in response to this special call for papers, and they should select "Protein and
vesicle trafficking, cytoskeleton" as the submission category using the button on
the APSCentral website.
Please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Dennis Brown, by e-mail for more information.
The American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology is soliciting the
submission of original manuscripts under the topic of Methods in Cell Physiology.
Many new technical advances in the area of cell physiology would be of significant
interest to readers of the journal but generally are difficult to publish unless
they are submitted in the context of a defined biological result. This new category
of manuscript is intended to provide an outlet for the publication of new procedures
as well as and improvements or modification of existing methods. Manuscripts
will be judged on their technical merit and the perceived impact and utility
of the methodology described. They should address important areas relevant to
the field of cell physiology. While the inclusion of novel biological data will
not be a prerequisite for publication, the potential of the described method
to move any given field forward should be clearly described in the manuscript.
Areas that will be considered encompass all aspects of cell physiology including
microscopy and imaging; ion channel recording; cell, membrane, and organelle
isolation; receptor and ligand binding kinetics; protein isolation and purification;
molecular biology techniques, etc.
The authors should indicate in a cover letter
that their submission is in response to this special call for papers. If sufficient
interest in this category of submissions emerges, then this may become a permanent
feature of the journal.
Please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Dennis Brown, by e-mail for further information.
The American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology is soliciting the
submission of original manuscripts in the field of Translational Physiology,
an area of research that bridges the gap between basic physiology and patient
care. Papers in this field may transfer clinical insights into hypotheses that
can be tested and validated in the basic research laboratory, or they may transfer
knowledge gained from basic research to human physiology or even to improved
methods of treating or preventing disease.
The responding authors should indicate in their cover letter that the submitted
manuscript is in response to this special call for papers. The manuscript will
undergo normal peer review. If published, the article will be highlighted as
part of the Translational Physiology Series.
If you have any questions or already have a manuscript in this area submitted to the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology and would like to have it included for this series, please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Dennis Brown, by e-mail for further information.