International Journal of Biological Sciences

Editor-in-Chief: Chuxia Deng, PhD, Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China

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Most Cited Paper Award: Winners of this year are Guiqian Chen et al, for the paper "TGF-β and BMP Signaling in Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation". Details...

The new Faculty of Health Sciences in University of Macau is recruiting Chair and Distinguished Professors, Full and Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors. ...full details

Top cited papers:

G Chen et al. TGF-β and BMP Signaling in Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation. Cited by 237
BF Zamarron & W Chen. Dual Roles of Immune Cells and Their Factors in Cancer Development and Progression. Cited by 172
TM Thornton & M Rincon. Non-Classical P38 Map Kinase Functions: Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Survival. Cited by 200
HB Shao et al. Primary antioxidant free radical scavenging and redox signaling pathways in higher plant cells. Cited by 247
JK Lunney. Advances in Swine Biomedical Model Genomics. Cited by 255
DP Siderovski & FS Willard. The GAPs, GEFs, and GDIs of heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunits. Cited by 241

Special issue “Androgens and androgen receptor (AR) in prostate cancer” provides an update on different biological and clinical aspects of adrenal androgens, androgen biosynthetic pathways, AR-signaling, inter-racial differences in AR mutations, and clinical success and failure of antiandrogens and anti-AR therapies in prostate cancer. Androgen receptor, a nuclear steroid receptor and transcription factor, has a central role in the normal growth and development of the prostate gland, in prostate carcinogenesis, and in the castrate-resistant (CR) progression of PCa. Understanding the critical molecular events that lead PCa cells to resist antiandrogens or anti-AR therapies is essential in developing successful treatments for CR or advanced stages of the disease. ...

The synthetic cannabinoid WIN 55,212-2 is a potent cannabinoid receptor agonist with anticancer potential. Experiments were performed to determine the effects of WIN on proliferation, cell cycle distribution, and programmed cell death in human osteosarcoma MG63 and Saos-2 cells. Results show that WIN induced G2/M cell cycle arrest, which was associated with the induction of the main markers of ER stress (GRP78, CHOP and TRB3). ....details

Biochemical and biophysical processes that take place in muscle under relaxed and stressed conditions depend on the abundance and activity of gene products of metabolic and structural pathways. In livestock at post-mortem, these muscle properties determine aspects of meat quality and are measurable. The conversion of muscle to meat mimics pathological processes associated with muscle ischemia, injury or damage in humans ...details

Vγ9Vδ2 (also termed Vγ2Vδ2) T cells, a major human peripheral blood γδ T cell subset, recognize microbial (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate and endogenous isopentenyl diphosphate in a TCR-dependent manner. The recognition does not require specific accessory cells, antigen uptake, antigen processing, or MHC class I, class II, or class Ib expression. This subset of T cells plays important roles in mediating innate immunity against a wide variety of infections and displays potent and broad cytotoxic activity against human tumor cells. ... ...details

The behaviour of the desert locust, Schistocera gregaria, is largely directed by volatile olfactory cues. The relevant odorants are detected by specialized antennal sensory neurons which project their sensory dendrites into hair-like structures, the sensilla. Generally, the responsiveness of the antennal chemosensory cells is determined by specific receptors which may be either odorant receptors (ORs) or variant ionotropic receptors (IRs). Previously, we demonstrated that in locust the co-receptor for ORs (ORco) is only expressed in cells of sensilla basiconica and sensilla trichodea, suggesting that cells in sensilla coeloconica may express different types of chemosensory receptors. ...details

Research Paper
Biased Signaling in Naturally Occurring Mutations in Human Melanocortin-3 Receptor Gene
Fan Yang, Hui Huang, Ya-Xiong Tao
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 423-433. doi:10.7150/ijbs.11032
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Research Paper
MEK Inhibitor PD-0325901 Overcomes Resistance to CK2 Inhibitor CX-4945 and Exhibits Anti-Tumor Activity in Head and Neck Cancer
Yansong Bian, Jiawei Han, Vishnu Kannabiran, Suresh Mohan, Hui Cheng, Jay Friedman, Luo Zhang, Carter VanWaes, Zhong Chen
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 411-422. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10745
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Short Research Communication
Identification of Novel Focal Adhesion Kinase Substrates: Role for FAK in NFκB Signaling
Sheila Figel Dwyer, Lingqiu Gao, Irwin H. Gelman
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 404-410. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10273
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Research Paper
MicroRNA-23a Participates in Estrogen Deficiency Induced Gap Junction Remodeling of Rats by Targeting GJA1
Ning Wang, Lu-Yao Sun, Shou-Chen Zhang, Ran Wei, Fang Xie, Jing Liu, Yan Yan, Ming-Jing Duan, Lin-Lin Sun, Ying-Hui Sun, Hui-Fang Niu, Rong Zhang, Jing Ai
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 390-403. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10930
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Review
Lethal (2) Giant Larvae: An Indispensable Regulator of Cell Polarity and Cancer Development
Fang Cao, Yi Miao, Kedong Xu, Peijun Liu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 380-389. doi:10.7150/ijbs.11243
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Research Paper
Caveolin-1 is a Modulator of Fibroblast Activation and a Potential Biomarker for Gastric Cancer
Xiao-Jun Shen, Hao Zhang, Gu-Sheng Tang, Xu-Dong Wang, Rui Zheng, Yang Wang, Yan Zhu, Xu-Chao Xue, Jian-Wei Bi
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 370-379. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10666
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Research Paper
PKD1 Mono-Allelic Knockout Is Sufficient to Trigger Renal Cystogenesis in a Mini-Pig Model
Jin He, Qiuyan Li, Suyun Fang, Ying Guo, Tongxin Liu, Jianhua Ye, Zhengquan Yu, Ran Zhang, Yaofeng Zhao, Xiaoxiang Hu, Xueyuan Bai, Xiangmei Chen, Ning Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(4): 361-369. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10858
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Research Paper
Gadd45b is a Novel Mediator of Neuronal Apoptosis in Ischemic Stroke
Bin Liu, Yan-hong Zhang, Ying Jiang, Long-ling Li, Qian Chen, Guo-qian He, Xiao-dan Tan, Chang-qing Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 353-360. doi:10.7150/ijbs.9813
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Review
MiR-206, a Key Modulator of Skeletal Muscle Development and Disease
Guoda Ma, Yajun Wang, You Li, Lili Cui, Yujuan Zhao, Bin Zhao, Keshen Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 345-352. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10921
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Research Paper
Osterix Controls Cementoblast Differentiation through Downregulation of Wnt-signaling via Enhancing DKK1 Expression
Zhengguo Cao, Rubing Liu, Hua Zhang, Haiqing Liao, Yufeng Zhang, Robert J. Hinton, Jian Q. Feng
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 335-344. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10874
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Review
Optimization of Pre-transplantation Conditions to Enhance the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Nazmul Haque, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Mohammad Tariqur Rahman
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 324-334. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10567
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Review
Role of TERRA in the Regulation of Telomere Length
Caiqin Wang, Li Zhao, Shiming Lu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 316-323. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10528
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Research Paper
Molecular Docking and Site-directed Mutagenesis of a Bacillus thuringiensis Chitinase to Improve Chitinolytic, Synergistic Lepidopteran-larvicidal and Nematicidal Activities
Hong Ni, Siquan Zeng, Xu Qin, Xiaowen Sun, Shan Zhang, Xiuyun Zhao, Ziniu Yu, Lin Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 304-315. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10632
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Research Paper
Hydroferrate Fluid, MRN-100, Provides Protection against Chemical-Induced Gastric and Esophageal Cancer in Wistar Rats
Mamdooh H. Ghoneum, Nariman K. Badr El-Din, Salma M. Abdel Fattah, Deyu Pan, Lucilene Tolentino
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 295-303. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10586
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Research Paper
5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy of Gastric Cancer Generates Residual Cells with Properties of Cancer Stem Cells
Zhi-Yuan Xu, Jia-Ning Tang, Hua-Xia Xie, Yi-An Du, Ling Huang, Peng-Fei Yu, Xiang-Dong Cheng
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 284-294. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10248
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Research Paper
Protracted Upregulation of Leptin and IGF1 is Associated with Activation of PI3K/Akt and JAK2 Pathway in Mouse Intestine after Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Shubhankar Suman, Bhaskar V. S. Kallakury, Albert J. Fornace, Kamal Datta
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015; 11(3): 274-283. doi:10.7150/ijbs.10684
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