DMM Journal
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Disease Models & Mechanisms - discovery for human health. A @Co_Biologists Open Access journal that publishes human disease research.
📢Call for papers - new submission deadline: 3 November 2025. Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease. Editors: Vivian Li, Austin Smith and Joseph Wu @StanfordCVI journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in-v… #CallforPapers

Variants in AARS1 have been associated with multi-system recessive phenotypes & dominant axonal peripheral neuropathy. Kuo & co use a humanised yeast model to test the functional consequences of 16 AARS1 missense variants reported in recessive diseases. doi.org/10.1242/dmm.05…

Our next extraordinary biologist is Norbert Perrimon, a @DMM_Journal Editorial Advisory Board member and author of one of @Dev_journal's most cited papers. #100biologists
Coorey, @MunkacsiLab & co develop a model system that enables genomic and proteomic analyses to identify genes, proteins & pathways integral to the bioactivity of MTDIA, a potent anti-cancer transition-state analog and inhibitor of human MTAP. #cancer doi.org/10.1242/dmm.05…

Issue 6 is complete! Explore the issue: bit.ly/45a3yrg On the cover: Monfries et al. show the eye of a maternal-zygotic frizzled 5 mutant zebrafish 5 days post-fertilisation, revealing tissue architecture with phalloidin-FITC (grey) & Sytox-Orange (blue).

Atterton & co discuss the biology of certain overgrowth-intellectual disability disorders & explore future approaches to ameliorate some of the unmet clinical needs of patients with #OGID. doi.org/10.1242/dmm.05… #SotosSyndrome #MalanSyndrome #TattonBrownRahmanSyndrome

📢Call for papers Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue on #InVitroModels of #HumanDisease. Submission deadline: 6 October 2025 Editors: Vivian Li, Austin Smith and Joseph Wu @StanfordCVI journals.biologists.com/dmm/pages/in-v… #CallforPapers

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