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p8 es una proteína de 8 kDa que fue identificada en rata debido a su inducción durante la fase aguda de la pancreatitis. Los niveles de expresión de p8 aumentan en líneas celulares en respuesta al estrés y a factores mitogénicos. Se postula un rol importante para p8 en la progresión tumoral, ya que, al anular su expresión en fibroblastos transformados, se inhibe el desarrollo tumoral. El objetivo de este estudio es comprender más profundamente las funciones de p8 así como las vías celulares en las que está involucrada. Un análisis de homología de secuencias nos permitió identificar a p8 en diferentes especies de eucariotas superiores, y no en eucariotas inferiores. Se encontró una NLS (señal de localización nuclear) altamente conservada en su secuencia. Ensayos de inmunocitoquímica nos permitieron estudiar su localización subcelular. Observamos que se encuentra nuclear en cultivos de células subconfluentes y uniformemente distribuida en toda la célula en cultivos superconfluentes. Su importación al núcleo es dependiente de energía, y su localización depende del estadio del ciclo celular, y del estado de acetilación. Demostramos que la NLS de p8 es funcional. p8 es lo suficientemente pequeña como para difundir libremente entre el núcleo y el citoplasma. Su NLS y el estricto control de su localización, indican que formaría parte de complejos multiproteicos. Para profundizar en esta hipótesis, identificamos por abordaje proteómico las proteínas que copurifican con p8. A partir de las proteínas identificadas construimos el interactoma de p8. El análisis de este interactoma indica que p8 es una proteína multifuncional que puede interactuar con distintas proteínas con diversas funciones en diferentes compartimentos celulares.

The Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology (AJMB) is the official journal of Avicenna Research Institute (ARI) affiliated to Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR). The AJMB journal is a Quarterly peer-reviewed, which accepts original papers related to all aspects of medical biotechnology including new concepts in technology/ methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical sciences, ethical, legal, and social aspects of biotechnology for publications. Reviews, short communications, and letters to the editor are also welcomed. Prior consultation with the editor is recommended before preparing or submitting review articles.

During their service life, most biomaterials and medical implants are vulnerable to tribological damage. In addition, the environments in which they are placed are often corrosive. The combination of triobology, corrosion and the biological environment has been named ‘bio-tribocorrosion’. Understanding this complex phenomenon is critical to improving the design and service life of medical implants. This important book reviews recent key research in this area.

After an introduction to the topography of bio-tribocorrosion, Part one discusses different types of tribocorrosion including fatigue-corrosion, fretting-corrosion, wear-corrosion and abrasion-corrosion. The book also discusses the prediction of wear in medical devices. Part two looks at biological effects on tribocorrosion processes, including how proteins interact with material surfaces and the evolution of surface changes due to bio-tribocorrosion resulting from biofilms and passive films. Part three reviews the issue of bio-tribocorrosion in clinical practice, including dental applications and joint replacement as well the use of coatings and test methods for bio-tribocorrosion.

With its international team of contributors, Bio-tribocorrosion in biomaterials and medical implants is a standard reference for those researching and developing medical devices as well as clinicians in such areas as dentistry and orthopaedic surgery.

• Reviews recent research in bio-tribocorrosion and its role in improving the design and service life of medical implants
• Discusses types of bio-tribocorrosion including fatigue and wear corrosion
• Examines biological effects on bio-tribocorrosion processes including interaction of proteins with metal surfaces

Nutritional supplement research concerning brain health and neurological disease is becoming an important focus. While nutritional supplements are very popular for general health and well being, the effectiveness of common supplements and their impact on general brain health and for the treatment or prevention of neurological disease is not clearly understood. This comprehensive introduction to bioactive nutraceuticals for brain and neurological provides a foundation review for research neuroscientists, clinical neurologists, pharmacology researchers and nutrition scientists on what we know now about these supplements and the brain and where focused research is still necessary.

• Foundational review content covering nutrition and brain and neurological health
• Reviews known nutritional supplements and impact on brain and neurological health
• Comprehensive coverage ideal for research scientists and clinical practitioners

The Biochemical Engineering Journal aims to promote progress in the crucial chemical engineering aspects of the development of biological processes associated with everything from raw materials preparation to product recovery relevant to industries as diverse as medical/healthcare, industrial biotechnology, and environmental biotechnology.

The Journal welcomes full length original research papers, short communications, and review papers in the following research fields:

Biocatalysis (enzyme or microbial) and biotransformations, including immobilized biocatalyst preparation and kinetics
Biosensors and Biodevices including biofabrication and novel fuel cell development
Bioseparations including scale-up and protein refolding/renaturation
Environmental Bioengineering including bioconversion, bioremediation, and microbial fuel cells

Bioreactor Systems including characterization, optimization and scale-up
Bioresources and Biorefinery Engineering including biomass conversion, biofuels, bioenergy, and optimization
Industrial Biotechnology including specialty chemicals, platform chemicals and neutraceuticals
Modeling, Optimization and Control including neural networks, novel control systems, economics, and sustainability assessment

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering including bioartificial organs, cell encapsulation, and controlled release
Cell Culture Engineering (plant, animal or insect cells) including viral vectors, monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, vaccines, and secondary metabolites
Cell Therapies and Stem Cells including pluripotent, mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cells; immunotherapies; tissue-specific differentiation; and cryopreservation
Metabolic Engineering, Systems and Synthetic Biology including OMICS, bioinformatics, in silico biology, and metabolic flux analysis
Protein Engineering including enzyme engineering and directed evolution