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Call for Papers – Emerging Roles of Lipids in Membrane Protein Function
A special section on the many active roles of membrane lipids in the structure, function, and ligand recognition of integral membrane proteins such as GPCRs and ion channels is planned for publication in the February 2023 issue of Molecular Pharmacology. Submissions will be taken through the end of June 2022.
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The roles of cell membranes in the proper localization, structure, and function of integral membrane proteins are well established. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that membrane lipids play more sophisticated roles in protein function. For example, lipids may directly or indirectly act as allosteric modulators of signaling receptors and ion channels to regulate their function. Further, the diversity in the lipid composition and biophysical properties of membranes in different organelles by determining conformational dynamics of receptors can drive spatial bias in signaling and functional outcomes. This special issue will broadly cover original research and review articles on how membrane lipids regulate integral membrane proteins.
Review articles addressing any aspects of the structural and functional roles of membrane lipids will also be considered. Proposals for such articles should be sent to the guest editors, Senthil Natesan (senthil.natesan@wsu.edu) and Manoj Puthenveedu (puthenve@umich.edu), for approval before submission.
This Drug Metabolism and Disposition Special Section of “Bile acids, drug metabolism, and toxicity” includes five featured review articles and one research article that focuses on bile acids, drug metabolism, and toxicity. The review articles cover molecular mechanisms in regulation of bile acid homeostasis; environmental chemical contribution to the modulation of bile acid homeostasis through FXR signaling; the role of PXR in gut-liver interactions on drug metabolism and toxicity; a novel approach for diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by applying advanced pharmacokinetic biomarkers; the role of Nrf2 in allergy and asthma; and the mechanisms for alterations of drug metabolism by thyroid hormones. The research article highlights effects on drug metabolism by overexpression of FGF15/19.
All articles in the special section found in Drug Metabolism and Disposition April 2022 (50/4) issue are freely accessible through October 31, 2022.
Pharmacology Research & Perspectives Introduces: Pharmacology Education and Innovation Series
PR&P has launched a series with the title “Pharmacology Education and Innovation.”
Articles published so far as part of this series can be found here: https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2052-1707.pharm-ed
Pharmacology education is an essential element of biomedical science and practice. Knowledge of drug action on biological systems, patient outcomes, and how the body responds to pharmacological interventions are key curricular competencies in schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physiotherapy, and veterinary medicine, particularly in the context of disease and variable physiological and clinical parameters.
In addition, emerging biomedical scientific developments require the continual evolution of pharmacology educational methodology and practices. Assessing the downstream utility and practice of such training in the research and clinical settings, by way of clinical efficacy, toxicity, and adverse prescribing behaviors provides valuable opportunities to evaluate the quality of educational outcomes in pharmacology.
Call for Papers – Now Open
Educational research-related papers have been a key component of the content published in PR&P in recent years. To build on this important feature of the journal and to further the advancement of pharmacology education, PR&P has opened a call for papers on all aspects of current and future pharmacology education including: ■ Curriculum development ■ Learning strategies ■ New pedagogical models ■ Approaches to the delivery of pharmacology content More information about this call for papers can be found on the call for papers page (found at https:// bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/20521707/ cfp_pharmacology_education) and in the Editorial (found at https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ full/10.1002/prp2.772) by the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mike Jarvis, and Deputy Editor, Dr. Jennifer Martin.
Submission Requirements
As part of this series, submissions of all article types (e.g., Original Articles, Reviews, Commentaries) are encouraged. The PR&P Author Guidelines provide further information about submission requirements for manuscripts submitted as part of the series, and can be reviewed here: https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley. com/hub/journal/20521707/author-guidelines.html
APC Discount
Articles accepted as part of the Pharmacology Education and Innovation Series are also eligible for a 20% discount on the Article Publication Charge, the details of which can be reviewed at: https://bpspubs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/20521707/articlepublication-charges.html.
Highlighted Trainee Authors
Congratulations to the latest Highlighted Trainee Authors selected for Drug Metabolism and Disposition, The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Molecular Pharmacology:
Drug Metabolism and Disposition
■ Deepak Ahire (Washington State
Univ.) – March ■ Joe Lim (Univ. of Washington) –
April ■ Yifan Bao (Univ. of Connecticut) –
May
JPET
■ Shawn M. Flynn (Univ. of Texas
Health Sci. Ctr. at San Antonio) –
March ■ Sarah Elmer (Texas A&M Coll. of
Medicine) – May
Molecular Pharmacology
■ Fereshteh Ahmadinejad (Virginia
Commonwealth Univ.) – March ■ Christian Egly (Purdue Univ.) – April ■ Shalini Dogra (Vanderbilt Univ.) –
May
A brief description of their areas of research, current projects, the anticipated impact of their work, and what they enjoy when not in the lab is online at https://bit.ly/2yX1YeH. We congratulate all of them for being selected.
Deepak Ahire Joe Lim Yifan Bao
Shawn M. Flynn Sarah Elmer
Fereshteh Ahmadinejad Christian Egly Shalini Dogra
