The Journal of Biological Chemistry publishes papers based on original research that are judged to make a novel and important contribution to understanding the molecular and cellular basis of biological processes.

• Papers of the Week

  • Oxygen Supply from the Bird's Eye Perspective. Globin E Is a Respiratory Protein in the Chicken Retina
  • Summary: Chicken Retina Gobbles Up Oxygen Served by Globin E
  • Author Profile: Miriam Blank and Laurent Kiger
  • Specific and Modular Binding Code for Cytosine Recognition in Pumilio/FBF (PUF) RNA-binding Domains
  • Summary: Bases of RNA-Protein Complementarity: A, U, G, and Now C
  • Author Profile: Shuyun Dong

• Minireviews

  • KAP1 Protein: An Enigmatic Master Regulator of the Genome

• Editorials

• Introducing JBC "Capsules"
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• Letters to the Editor

• Does N-terminal Processing of Mcl-1 Occur at Mitochondrial Outer Membrane or Matrix?
• Author Response to: Does N-terminal Processing of Mcl-1 Occur at Mitochondrial Outer Membrane or Matrix?
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