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Mitochondria and Legionella infections in the social amoeba. The image shows multicellular fruiting bodies (gold) of the social amoeba or cellular slime mould, Dictyostelium discoideum. The fruiting bodies are 1-2 mm high. The rough outline of a single amoeba (magenta) encloses mitochondria (green, GFP fluorescence) and four Legionella pneumophila (red, DsRed fluorescence) that have infected the cell. The diameter of the cell is approximately 12 μm. In this issue of DMM, Francione et al. report that chronic AMPK signaling causes mitochondrially diseased Dictyostelium cells to support intracellular Legionella proliferation better than wild-type cells. Image by P. R. Fisher and P. E. Taylor. See research article on page 479. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
Call for papers – In Vitro Models of Human Disease to Inform Mechanism and Drug Discovery
We invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue: In Vitro Models of Human Disease to Inform Mechanism and Drug Discovery, coordinated by DMM Editor Vivian Li (The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK), alongside Guest Editors Austin Smith (University of Exeter, UK) and Joseph Wu (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA).The deadline for submitting articles is 6 October 2025.
The Company of Biologists Workshops
For the last 15 years, our publisher, The Company of Biologists, has provided an apt environment to inspire biology and support biologists through our Workshops series. Read about the evolution of the Workshop series and revisit JEB's experience with hosting the first Global South Workshop.
Read & Publish Open Access publishing: what authors say
We have had great feedback from authors who have benefitted from our Read & Publish agreement with their institution and have been able to publish Open Access with us without paying an APC. Read what they had to say.
Fast & Fair peer review
Our sister journal Biology Open has recently launched the next phase of their Fast & Fair peer review initiative: offering high-quality peer review within 7 working days. To learn more about BiO’s progress and future plans, read the Editorial by Daniel Gorelick, or visit the Fast & Fair peer review page.
Propose a new Workshop for 2027
We are currently seeking proposals for Workshops to be held in 2027. As one of the scientific organisers of a The Company of Biologists Workshop, your involvement will be focused on interdisciplinary, cutting-edge science and promoting new partnerships and collaborations. We focus on the logistics. Are you thinking about proposing a topic for one of our Workshops? Apply by Friday 30 May 2025.
