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EDITOR'S CHOICE 2015
Cell Research is proud to present a collection of featured articles from 2015 that represent a broad scope in basic molecular and cell biology research. These articles have been chosen by the Editor to illustrate some of the latest advances in topics such as stem cell biology, cell signaling, immune regulation, host-pathogen interactions, gene editing by CRISPR-Cas9, and the discovery of a new organelle.
Review
Metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and dendritic cells in innate immunity Open
Beth Kelly and Luke AJ O'Neill
Cell Res 25: 771-784; advance online publication June 5 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.68
Original Articles
G protein-coupled receptor 183 facilitates endothelial-to-hematopoietic transition via Notch1 inhibition Open
Panpan Zhang, Qiuping He, Dongbo Chen, Weixiao Liu, Lu Wang, Chunxia Zhang, Dongyuan Ma, Wei Li, Bing Liu and Feng Liu
Cell Res 25: 1093-1107; advance online publication September 11 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.109
A miR-130a-YAP positive feedback loop promotes organ size and tumorigenesis Open
Shuying Shen, Xiaocan Guo, Huan Yan, Yi Lu, Xinyan Ji, Li Li, Tingbo Liang, Dawang Zhou, Xin-Hua Feng, Jonathan C Zhao, Jindan Yu, Xing-Guo Gong, Lei Zhang and Bin Zhao
Cell Res 25: 997-1012; advance online publication August 14 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.98
Direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes with chemical cocktails Open
Yanbin Fu, Chenwen Huang, Xinxiu Xu, Haifeng Gu, Youqiong Ye, Cizhong Jiang, Zilong Qiu and Xin Xie
Cell Res 25: 1013-1024; advance online publication 21 August 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.99
In-cell infection: a novel pathway for Epstein-Barr virus infection mediated by cell-in-cell structures Open
Chao Ni, Yuhui Chen, Musheng Zeng, Rongjuan Pei, Yong Du, Linquan Tang, Mengyi Wang, Yazhuo Hu, Hanyu Zhu, Meifang He, Xiawei Wei, Shan Wang, Xiangkai Ning, Manna Wang, Jufang Wang, Li Ma, Xinwen Chen, Qiang Sun, Hong Tang, Ying Wang and Xiaoning Wang
Cell Res 25: 785-800; advance online publication 28 April 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.50
Combination of inflammation-related cytokines promotes long-term muscle stem cell expansion Open
Xin Fu, Jun Xiao, Yuning Wei, Sheng Li, Yan Liu, Jie Yin, Kun Sun, Hao Sun, Huating Wang, Zongkang Zhang, Bao-Ting Zhang, Chun Sheng, Hongyan Wang and Ping Hu
Cell Res 25: 655-673; advance online publication 15 May 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.58
CD146 acts as a novel receptor for netrin-1 in promoting angiogenesis and vascular development Open
Tao Tu, Chunxia Zhang, Huiwen Yan, Yongting Luo, Ruirui Kong, Pushuai Wen, Zhongde Ye, Jianan Chen, Jing Feng, Feng Liu, Jane Y Wu and Xiyun Yan
Cell Res 25: 275-287; advance online publication 6 February 2015; doi:10.1038/cr.2015.15
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 functions as the cellular receptor for Clostridium difficile toxin B Open
Pengfei Yuan, Hongmin Zhang, Changzu Cai, Shiyou Zhu, Yuexin Zhou, Xiaozhou Yang, Ruina He, Chan Li, Shengjie Guo, Shan Li, Tuxiong Huang, Gregorio Perez-Cordon, Hanping Feng and Wensheng Wei
Cell Res 25: 157-168; advance online publication 30 December 2014; doi:10.1038/cr.2014.169
Discovery of the migrasome, an organelle mediating release of cytoplasmic contents during cell migration Open
Liang Ma, Ying Li, Junya Peng, Danni Wu, Xiaoxin Zhao, Yitong Cui, Lilian Chen, Xiaojun Yan, Yanan Du and Li Yu
Cell Res 25: 24-38; advance online publication 24 October 2014; doi:10.1038/cr.2014.135
Honeysuckle-encoded atypical microRNA2911 directly targets influenza A viruses Open
Zhen Zhou, Xihan Li, Jinxiong Liu, Lei Dong, Qun Chen, Jialing Liu, Huihui Kong, Qianyi Zhang, Xian Qi, Dongxia Hou, Lin Zhang, Guoquan Zhang, Yuchen Liu, Yujing Zhang, Jing Li, Jin Wang, Xi Chen, Hua Wang, Junfeng Zhang, Hualan Chen, Ke Zen and Chen-Yu Zhang
Cell Res 25: 39-49; advance online publication 7 October 2014; doi:10.1038/cr.2014.130
Correction of a genetic disease by CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing in mouse spermatogonial stem cells
Yuxuan Wu, Hai Zhou, Xiaoying Fan, Ying Zhang, Man Zhang, Yinghua Wang, Zhenfei Xie, Meizhu Bai, Qi Yin, Dan Liang, Wei Tang, Jiaoyang Liao, Chikai Zhou, Wujuan Liu, Ping Zhu, Hongshan Guo, Hong Pan, Chunlian Wu, Huijuan Shi, Ligang Wu, Fuchou Tang and Jinsong Li
Cell Res 25: 67-79; advance online publication 5 December 2014; doi:10.1038/cr.2014.160
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