Announcements

We are pleased to share that 253 Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors from MDPI’s journal Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) were featured in Stanford’s List of the World's Top 2% Scientists.

The list was created by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis from Stanford University and his research team. They have created a publicly available database of 100,000 top-cited scientists that provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. 

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of Cells.

We are pleased to invite you to read the selected papers in Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) in the Section “Cell Methods”. The paper list is as follows:

Check all publications in the Section “Cell Methods” at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=cells&section=1875.

We are pleased to invite you to read the selected papers in Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) in the Section “Tissues and Organs”. The paper list is as follows:

Check all publications in the Section “Tissues and Organs” at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=cells&section=2274.

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

• Section “Tissues and Organs” 

“Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health: Potential for Therapeutic Avenues”
by Rajan Singh et al.
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3030; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3030  

• Section “Organelle Function”

“The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition: Nexus of Aging, Disease and Longevity”
by Hagai Rottenberg et al.
Cells 2021, 10(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/79  

“Hydrogen Sulfide, an Endogenous Stimulator of Mitochondrial Function in Cancer Cells”
by Szabo, Csaba
Cells 2021, 10(2), 220; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020220
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/2/220 

“Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications”
by Tsiapalis, Dimitrios et al.
Cells 2020, 9(4), 991; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040991
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/4/991 

“Methods for Separation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles: Results of a Worldwide Survey Performed by the ISEV Rigor and Standardization Subcommittee”
by Royo, Felix et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 1955; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9091955
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/1955 

• Section “Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors” 

“Nuclear Pore Complexes Cluster in Dysmorphic Nuclei of Normal and Progeria Cells during Replicative Senescence”
by Jennifer M. Röhrl et al.
Cells 2021, 10(1), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10010153
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/153 

“The Ultimate (Mis)match: When DNA Meets RNA”
by Benoit Palancade et al.
Cells 2021, 10(6), 1433; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10061433
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1433 

“Ivermectin as a Broad-Spectrum Host-Directed Antiviral: The Real Deal?”
by David A. Jans et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2100; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2100 

“Comparative Application of BioID and TurboID for Protein-Proximity Biotinylation”
by Danielle G. May et al.
Cells 2020, 9(5), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9051070
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/5/1070 

• Section “Cells of the Cardiovascular System” 

“Perivascular Inflammation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”
by Yijie Hu et al.
Cells 2020, 9(11), 2338; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9112338
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/11/2338 

“Daily Supplementation of L-Glutamine in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: The Effect on Heat Shock Proteins and Metabolites”
by Roeliene Starreveld et al.
Cells 2020, 9(7), 1729; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9071729
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/7/1729 

• Section “Cell Signaling” 

“Piezo1 Channels Contribute to the Regulation of Human Atrial Fibroblast Mechanical Properties and Matrix Stiffness Sensing”
by Ramona Emig et al.
Cells 2021, 10(3), 663; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10030663
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/3/663 

“Targeting Aberrant RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK Signaling for Cancer Therapy”
by Ufuk Degirmenci et al.
Cells 2020, 9(1), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9010198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/1/198  

“Role of JAK/STAT3 Signaling in the Regulation of Metastasis, the Transition of Cancer Stem Cells, and Chemoresistance of Cancer by Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition”
by Wook Jin
Cells 2020, 9(1), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9010217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/1/217 

“The JNK Signaling Pathway in Inflammatory Skin Disorders and Cancer”
by Manel B. Hammouda et al.
Cells 2020, 9(4), 857; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040857
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/4/857 

“Focusing on Adenosine Receptors as a Potential Targeted Therapy in Human Diseases”
by Wiwin Is Effendi et al.
Cells 2020, 9(3), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9030785
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/3/785 

•  Section “Cells of the Nervous System” 

“Regulation of Synaptic Development by Astrocyte Signaling Factors and Their Emerging Roles in Substance Abuse”
by Christopher D. Walker et al.
Cells 2020, 9(2), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9020297 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/2/297 

“Blocking Notch-Signaling Increases Neurogenesis in the Striatum after Stroke”
by Giuseppe Santopolo et al.
Cells 2020, 9(7), 1732; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9071732
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/7/1732 

“Alterations in the Gut-Microbial-Inflammasome-Brain Axis in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease”
by Pradeep K. Shukla et al.
Cells 2021, 10(4), 779; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10040779 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/4/779 

•  Section “Autophagy” 

“The Lipid Virulence Factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exert Multilayered Control over Autophagy-Related Pathways in Infected Human Macrophages”
by Isabelle Vergne et al.
Cells 2020, 9(3), 666; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9030666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/3/666  

“The Roles of Ubiquitin in Mediating Autophagy”
by Daniel J. Klionsky et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2025; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2025 

• Section “Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology” 

"Molecular and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Fleshy Fruit Ripening"
by Shan Li et al.
Cells 2021, 10(5), 1136; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1136  

“Stress Reshapes the Physiological Response of Halophile Fungi to Salinity”
by Yordanis Pérez-Llano et al.
Cells 2020, 9(3), 525; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9030525
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/3/525

• Section "Reproductive Cells and Development" 

“How Soon Hath Time… A History of Two “Seminal” Publications”
by Geoff A. Parker et al.
Cells 2021, 10(2), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/2/287 

“Generation of a Highly Biomimetic Organoid, Including Vasculature, Resembling the Native Immature Testis Tissue”
by Tat-Chuan Cham et al.
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1696; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071696
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1696 

“The Role of Mitochondria in Oocyte Maturation”
by Anastasia Kirillova et al.
Cells 2021, 10(9), 2484; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092484
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/9/2484

• Section “Cellular Biophysics” 

“Precision Medicine: Steps along the Road to Combat Human Cancer”
by Samuel F. Nassar et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2056; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2056  

“Development of Artificial Plasma Membranes Derived Nanovesicles Suitable for Drugs Encapsulation”
by Carolina Martinelli et al.
Cells 2020, 9(7), 1626; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9071626
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/7/1626 

 • Section “Cellular Aging” 

“Microglia in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Comparative Species Review”
by Melissa K. Edler et al.
Cells 2021, 10(5), 1138; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051138
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1138 

“Lipoprotein Lipase Regulates Microglial Lipid Droplet Accumulation”
by Bailey A. Loving et al.
Cells 2021, 10(2), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/2/198  

“Mechanisms of IGF-1-Mediated Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy”
by Tadashi Yoshida et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 1970; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9091970
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/1970  

“Exploring the Relevance of Senotherapeutics for the Current SARS-CoV-2 Emergency and Similar Future Global Health Threats”
by Marco Malavolta et al.
Cells 2020, 9(4), 909; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040909
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/4/909 

• Section “Cell Proliferation and Division” 

“CHEK2 Germline Variants in Cancer Predisposition: Stalemate Rather than Checkmate”
by Lenka Stolarova et al.
Cells 2020, 9(12), 2675; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9122675
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/12/2675 

“Cell Cycle-Dependent Dynamics of the Golgi-Centrosome Association in Motile Cells”
by Keyada Frye et al.
Cells 2020, 9(5), 1069; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9051069
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/5/1069 

“Glycosylation of Immune Receptors in Cancer”
by Ruoxuan Sun et al.
Cells 2021, 10(5), 1100; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1100 

“A Novel Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Cancer-Specific Plectin Has Potent Antitumor Activity in Ovarian Cancer”
by Samantha M. Perez et al.
Cells 2021, 10(9), 2218; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092218
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/9/2218

• Section “Cell and Gene Therapy” 

“Viral MicroRNAs Encoded by Nucleocapsid Gene of SARS-CoV-2 Are Detected during Infection, and Targeting Metabolic Pathways in Host Cells”
by Fei Meng et al.
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1762. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071762
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1762 

“miRNAs as Biomarkers in Disease: Latest Findings Regarding Their Role in Diagnosis and Prognosis”
by Carmen Elena Condrat et al.
Cells 2020, 9(2), 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9020276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/2/276 

“RNA-Based Therapeutics: From Antisense Oligonucleotides to miRNAs”
by Sarah Bajan et al.
Cells 2020, 9(1), 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9010137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/1/137 

“Investigating the Potential and Pitfalls of EV-Encapsulated MicroRNAs as Circulating Biomarkers of Breast Cancer”
by Brian M. Moloney et al.
Cells 2020, 9(1), 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9010141
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/1/141

MDPI will be attending the 2022 CAGPO ACMOO Annual Conference, hosted by the 2022 CAGPO Annual Conference Committee, which will be held from 15 to 18 September 2022 in Toronto, Canada.

The CAGPO mission statement is to unify general practitioners in oncology, promote communication amongst general practitioners in oncology in tertiary care and primary care settings, act and speak as the recognized authority on behalf of and for the benefit of general practitioners in oncology and their interests, and promote the role of general practitioners in oncology within cancer centers and within the primary care setting. The conference is to address the learning needs of general practitioners in oncology (GPOs) and oncology-allied health attendees. During this meeting, we will address recent advancements in the standards of oncology care. Our speakers include GPOs, medical and radiation oncologists, as well as speakers from the disciplines of family medicine and clinical trials.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Current Oncology (leading);
• Cancers;
• Medical Sciences;
• Pharmacy;
• Journal of Clinical Medicine;
• Cells;
• Onco.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an on-site conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://cagpo-annual-conference.ca, or contact the Current Oncology Editorial Office at curroncol@mdpi.com.

MDPI will be attending ASHG 2022, held in Los Angeles, USA, from 25 to 29 October 2022.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Genes;
• JPM;
• Biomedicines;
• Biomolecules;
• Cardiogenetics;
• Cancers;
• Brain Science;
• Symmetry;
• Diagnostics;
• Metabolites;
• Cells;
• Biology;
• Humans;
• DNA.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth: #1844. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link:

https://www.ashg.org/meetings/2022-annual-meeting/.

MDPI will be attending SEBBM 2022, held in Malaga, Spain, from 6 to 9 September 2022.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Genes (leading journal);
• Biomolecules (co-leading);
• Cells (co-leading);
• Marine Drugs;
• JFB;
• Biochem;
• CIMB;
• Metabolites;
• Proteomes;
• IJMS.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth #25. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

“Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health: Potential for Therapeutic Avenues”
by Rajan Singh et al.
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3030; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113030
Full text available online at: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3030 

“COVID-19 and Liquid Homeostasis in the Lung—A Perspective through the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) Lens”
by Emily F. Brown et al.
Cells 2022, 11(11), 1801; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11111801
Full text available online at: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/11/1801 

“The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression: An Approach on Their Therapeutics Potential”
by Alma Aurora Ramírez-Hernández et al.
Cells 2022, 11(4), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11040630
Full text available online at: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/4/630

“Unveiling the Function of the Mitochondrial Filament-Forming Protein LACTB in Lipid Metabolism and Cancer”
by Annunziata Cascone, Maciej Lalowski, Dan Lindholm and Ove Eriksson
Cells 2022, 11(10), 1703; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11101703
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/10/1703 

“Circadian Organelles: Rhythms at All Scales”
by Rona Aviram, Yaarit Adamovich and Gad Asher
Cells 2021, 10(9), 2447; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/9/2447 

“The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition: Nexus of Aging, Disease and Longevity”
by Hagai Rottenberg and Jan B. Hoek
Cells 2021, 10(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/79 

“CARD19 Interacts with Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organizing System Constituent Proteins and Regulates Cristae Morphology”
by Kariana E. Rios, Ming Zhou, Nathaniel M. Lott, Chelsi R. Beauregard, Dennis P. McDaniel, Thomas P. Conrads and Brian C. Schaefer
Cells 2022, 11(7), 1175; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11071175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/7/1175 

“Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Interplay Regulates Exo-Cytosis in Human Neuroblastoma Cells”
by Giacomo Dentoni, Luana Naia and Maria Ankarcrona
Cells 2022, 11(3), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11030514
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/3/514 

“Regulation of the Phosphoinositide Code by Phosphorylation of Membrane Readers”
by Troy A. Kervin and Michael Overduin
Cells 2021, 10(5), 1205; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10051205
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1205