*** Call for papers deadline extended ***
Submit your latest #Paediatric#GeneticDiseases paper to be included in our next special issue.
The deadline has been extended to 7 December 2026. Find out more today 👇️
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ALT Call for papers - Special Issue - Paediatric Genetic Diseases: Models, Mechanisms and Therapies. Edited by James Amatruda, Ross Cagan and Elaine Mardis. Extended deadline: 7 December 2026.
Survivin drives tumor growth and migration via proliferative and metabolic adaptation and could be a therapeutic target for #RenalCellCarcinoma.
Read the article by Shivani Tuli & co for free: doi.org/10.1242/dmm.052706
ALT Protein–protein interaction (PPI) network of upregulated DEGs constructed using the STRING database
What does patient involvement in cancer research really look like? Submit an article for the EACR Science Communication Prize 2026. Enter by 9 November via magazine.eacr.org/what-does-…
Today is #WorldCancerResearchDay with the theme "Advancing Cancer Research Together". In our interview with Liz and Jay Scott, founders of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, they discuss the unique challenges in childhood cancer research.
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ALT A) Image showing a trans-axial cross-section of a 9-month-old female Sost−/− mouse skull; the ossicles region of interest is highlighted in white within the boxed area. (B) Representative 3D microCT images of the ossicles in the middle ear of male (top) and female (bottom) BL6 (left) and Sost−/− (right) mice aged 9 months. Arrowheads indicate regions with a visible increase in bone.
Michelle Curley & co establish #Drosophila and #MouseModels of spinal muscular atrophy X-linked 2 and identified regulated proteins that may contribute to disease pathogenesis
Check out the article for free in DMM: doi.org/10.1242/dmm.052935
ALT UBA1 knockdown reduces protein ubiquitination in Drosophila melanogaster and mouse skeletal muscles but primarily affects the levels of a limited set of proteins (‘UBA1-sensitive proteins’) that rely on optimal UBA1 levels for their turnover and stability.
This #PostdocAppreciationWeek we are celebrating our #FirstPerson interviews. These interviews spotlight the first authors of a selection of papers published in DMM, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers.
Browse the collection: tinyurl.com/3n8zwyxf
@DMM_journal has joined its sister journals, @Dev_Journal, @J_Cell_Sci and @BiologyOpen, in offering a fast track option. If you have a paper with reviews from another journal, Disease Models & Mechanisms can use them to fast track a decision on your paper. #PRW2026
“The process of publishing this article was smooth, straightforward, and responding to the reviewers comments made the study better.” - Kirsten Sadler, New York University Abu Dhabi
We’re proud to have many happy authors at DMM. #PRW2026
KRAS–PI3Kα signaling promotes pathological lymphatic vessel enlargement, whereas KRAS–MAPK signaling disrupts lymphatic valve formation.
Read the article by Fernandes & co for free: doi.org/10.1242/dmm.052932
ALT Schematics of the KrasG12D, Pik3caflox and Pik3caRBD alleles. Following tamoxifen administration, mice have either a single wild-type (Pik3cawt/Δ) or mutant Pik3ca allele (Pik3caRBD/Δ) in their LECs. They also express KrasG12D in their LECs.
"I very much appreciated the process of publishing our latest paper in DMM. I found the submission easy, the reviewers’ comments and requests were fair and helpful, and the production team very efficient." - Marion Jeanne
We’re proud to have many happy authors at DMM. #PRW2026
We are pleased to welcome Dan Shanahan as our new Chief Executive Officer. Dan has a strong background in Open Access publishing and non-profit organisations and is passionate about driving innovation in the industry. Read more about Dan at biologists.com/stories/welco…