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Cover: Growth-arrested mammalian cells display reduced mitochondrial dynamics and a concomitant decrease in mitochondrial association with the endoplasmic reticulum. This de-tethering of these organelles ultimately causes reduced compartment-specific activity of mTORC1 complex, leading to polysomal retention and reduced export of miRNAs. The 3D rendering of mitochondrial structures from a proliferating HeLa cell (yet to reach growth arrest) shown here depicts the highly branched mitochondrial network in a gradient of dark pink to off-white according to individual strand lengths. The blue to green colour marks the degree of association of the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum at specific points. See article by S. Chatterjee et al. (jcs250241).
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Mole – The Corona Files
"This is not going to go away, 'like a miracle.' We have to do magic. And I know we can."
Mole continues to offer his wise words to researchers on how to manage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cell scientist to watch – Christine Faulkner
In an interview, Christine Faulkner talks about where her interest in plant science began, how she found the transition between Australia and the UK, and shares her thoughts on virtual conferences.
Read & Publish participation extends worldwide
“The clear advantages are rapid and efficient exposure and easy access to my article around the world. I believe it is great to have this publishing option in fast-growing fields in biomedical research.”
Dr Jaceques Behmoaras (Imperial College London) shares his experience of publishing Open Access as part of our growing Read & Publish initiative. We now have over 60 institutions in 12 countries taking part – find out more and view our full list of participating institutions.
JCS and COVID-19
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