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The FEBS Journal
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A scientific journal published by @febspress.bsky.social. We publish original articles and reviews in the molecular life sciences.
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🎉 We are thrilled to share our newest collection: Biochemistry & beyond
Explore our inaugural collections on:
🪴Plants & biotechnology,
🐁Organismal biology,
🫀Cardiobiology,
🔬 Developmental biology & Stem cells,
🧬RNA biology & epigenetics.
Discover ➡️ buff.ly/MFwRpDl
#BeyondBiochem
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Delighted to share our paper in @febsj.bsky.social establishing a live-cell platform for resolving autophagy dynamics in naked mole-rat cells. This work was led by our amazing MPhil student, Fangze Tong! @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk doi.org/10.1111/febs...
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A tandem fluorescent mCherry–EGFP–LC3 reporter enables live-cell visualisation of autophagy–lysosome dynamics in naked mole-rat skin fibroblasts. Chloroquine-induced lysosomal stress promotes accumul...
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August 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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The evolution and mechanistic versatility of the bacterial NADH dehydrogenases type II
#NADH #evolution #MicroSky
@febsj.bsky.social @febspress.bsky.social
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Type II NADH dehydrogenases (NDH-2) are widespread bacterial enzymes involved in cellular redox homeostasis. Combining ancestral sequence reconstruction, biochemistry and molecular dynamics, we show ...
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September 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Read the review in our Extracellular Matrix—Proteases Crosstalk Special Issue, by Ricard-Blum and Fradette highlighting major bioactive collagen fragments in physiological and pathological contexts.
📕 An update on the landscape of collagen bioactive fragments
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#ECM #collagen
September 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM
✂️In an Invited Review for our Special Issue on Extracellular Matrix—Proteases Crosstalk, Solomonov and colleagues discuss the major ECM-degrading protease families:
📕 Extracellular matrix and proteolysis: mechanisms driving irreversible changes and shaping cell behavior➡️ buff.ly/sHKTyCY
#ECM
September 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
✨ Today, we encourage you to read the State-of-the-Art Review, featured in our Special Issue on ‘Extracellular Matrix- Proteases Crosstalk’.
📕 Proteolysis at the extracellular matrix interface: Molecular architects and regulators in health and disease
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#ECM #protease #proteolysis
September 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
✨ We’re thrilled to share ‘A Guide To…’ article, published in our latest Special Issue on ‘Extracellular Matrix- Proteases Crosstalk’.
📕 A guide to the types, structures, and multifaceted functions of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer
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#MMP #cancer #guide #ECM
September 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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We have been very impressed with the fast and professional handling of our manuscript by @febsj.bsky.social, with genuinely informed and insightful reviewers' comments.
August 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
✨ We invite you to explore the Editorial featured in our ‘Extracellular Matrix- Proteases Crosstalk’ Special Issue.
📕 Extracellular matrix cross-talk with proteases: A master switch for remodeling and cell regulation in health and disease
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#ECM #remodeling #proteases #ADAM #MMP
September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🎉 We are pleased to award The FEBS Journal Poster Prize to Daisy Bhatia for her poster presented at the FEBS Advanced Lecture Course 'MASLD: From novel liver model systems to organelle pathophysiology'.

Warmest congratulations to Daisy and all of the presenters! 👏 👏"
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🌟 We’re excited to share our Special Issue, ‘Extracellular Matrix—Proteases Crosstalk’, guest edited by Prof. Nikos Karamanos. ➡️ buff.ly/dtkc2Km
✂️ This issue features fifteen excellent review articles covering a broad range of topics at the intersection of proteases and extracellular matrix (ECM).
September 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🧬 Don't miss this excellent EACR Conference on 'Chromosomes in Crisis: From Chromosomal Instability to Catastrophes in Cancer Genomes' that will take place in 3-5 November!📍Berlin
🔔Submit your abstract by 7 September!
For further details 👉 buff.ly/KCJ2eyL
#EACR #cancer #chromosomeinstability
September 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🗓️Save the date! The EMBO-EMBL Symposium, ‘The complex life of RNA’, will take place this October, both virtually and in Heidelberg.
⏰ Please note that the registration deadline is 1st September (on-site) and 6th October (virtual).
For details👉 buff.ly/XMYfCYA
#EMBLevents #FEBSPress #EESRNA
August 31, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🗓️Save the date! The EACR Conference on Cancer Metabolism will once again gather top experts in the field in Bilbao this October!
Don't miss the registration and payment deadline on 7th September!
For further details, please visit 👉 buff.ly/71hHRwY

#EACR #cancermetabolism
August 31, 2026 at 9:01 AM
⚖️ In their State-of-the-Art Review, Song and colleagues discuss how the Hippo signaling pathway has emerged as a key interorgan communication hub, translating systemic metabolic, hormonal, and microbial cues into coordinated organ responses. ➡️ buff.ly/JKe9M6X
#Hippo #interorgan #YAP #TAZ #crosstalk
August 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
💉🦠Santos Dantas and colleagues recently published a review of 17 studies revealing that these medications reshape intestinal bacteria, boosting beneficial species, calming inflammation, and repairing the gut barrier to help drive better metabolic health ➡️ buff.ly/r7st54y
#GLP1 #microbiota #diabetes
August 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📢 Our Issue 16 is now live, featuring a vibrant selection of research from across the life sciences including a State-of-the-Art review, a mini review, an Editor's Choice article, Commentaries, and original research articles.
Discover the full issue here ➡️ buff.ly/1N2vcFu

#Hipposignaling #ADAM17
August 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
🔓 In their latest publication in the FEBS Journal, Kito et al. uncover a new player in how our bodies process Vitamin B6.
A new branch of mammalian vitamin B6 metabolism: AKR1C-mediated conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxine and 4-pyridoxolactone➡️https://buff.ly/2vT1WQe
#vitaminB6 #salvage #AKR1C
August 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
🧩 In our latest issue, Veliova et al. uncover a new role for the malate–aspartate shuttle (MASh) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) energy metabolism.
📕 The malate–aspartate shuttle supports thermogenic lipid mobilization in brown adipocytes ➡️ buff.ly/knouY86
#MASh #brownadipose #lipidmetabolism
August 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
⏰ New Issue alert!
From metabolism to neurodegeneration, our latest issue is packed with cutting-edge research including review articles, an Editor's Choice, Commentaries, and a diverse collection of outstanding original research across the life sciences!
Explore our Issue 15 ➡️ buff.ly/14oLm01
August 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🧬The fourth article from our ‘RNA Biology & Epigenetics’ collection provides an extensive in vitro characterisation of the RNA binding properties of FASTK, offering valuable structural insights into the molecule.
Discover the article, here ➡️ buff.ly/Gb7SrU1
#BeyondBiochem
July 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🧬Next up in our ‘RNA Biology & Epigenetics’ collection is an intriguing study exploring how PHOX2B gene expression is regulated.
Discover this outstanding article in our ‘RNA Biology & Epigenetics’ collection, here ➡️ buff.ly/qaswMen
#BeyondBiochem
July 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🧬The second article from our ‘RNA Biology & Epigenetics' collection focuses on SARS-CoV2 single-stranded RNA genome.
Discover this outstanding article, here ➡️
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🚀 At The FEBS Journal, biochemistry is the starting point – not the limit!
#BeyondBiochem
July 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
🔎 Explore the outstanding research featured in our new ‘RNA Biology & Epigenetics’ collection!
🧬 This collection offers insights into the fascinating world of RNA biology and gene expression regulated by epigenetic factors.
Discover our first article ➡️https://buff.ly/1KwThE3
#BeyondBiochem
July 27, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🪴Delving further into our 'Plants & Biotechnology' collection, we feature another insightful study on the de novo synthesis of vitamin B6.
Discover this outstanding article in our 'Plants & Biotechnology' collection, here ➡️
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#BeyondBiochem
July 24, 2026 at 10:31 AM
⚠️ Final call for registration!
Don't miss the chance to register for the FEBS Advanced Course on ‘MASLD: From novel liver model systems to organelle pathophysiology' before 30 July.
📍Spetses, Greece 🗓️3-8 September 2026
For further details 👉 buff.ly/rOKdNPV
#MASLD #liver #hepatocyte #fibrosis #HCC
July 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM