Our managing editor @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social visited VU-Life Sciences Centre to discuss innovations in peer review. Her lecture and debate showcased how models like @reviewcommons.org @embo.org can help shape the future of scientific publishing. Read more here www.gmc.vu.lt/en/about/new...

Next, at #EYSF2025 @reviewcommons.org is presented by @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social. It’s journal-agnostic, concentrates on science only and can save time as the peer-reviewed preprints can easily be resubmitted. How great would it be if we could ditch publishing and switch to reviewed preprints?

(2/2) Formalizing "Reviewed Preprints" as a category will have important implications for the P-R-C model & to meaningfully take forward the work undertaken by preprint reviewing platforms like @reviewcommons.org @prereview.bsky.social @peercommunityin.bsky.social @elife.bsky.social, etc.! #PRC

I LOVE @reviewcommons.org Highly recommended

One of the important benefits of @reviewcommons.org is having a peer-reviewed preprint, which to an increasing number of funders counts as a published paper @embo.org Saves important time for trainees to have their work recognized.

What is the basis & significance of SUMO1 vs SUMO2/3 conjugation preference? Jo Morris et al find that mitotic deacetylation biases SUMO E1 SAE2 towards #SUMO1 conjugation onto NuMA to ensure faithful chromosome segregation #RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

This work was first reviewed by @reviewcommons.org, which has become my favorite way to have a paper reviewed. After a full revision, we transferred the manuscript to @elife.bsky.social, where it is now officially published.

This article is a @reviewcommons.org transfer. You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/

Day 2 of the The human Microbiome conference #EESMicrobiome - Our editor Dr. Ruby Ponnudurai @rubyponnudurai.bsky.social is on the Meet the Editor panel today at lunch. Get in touch with her to know more about @reviewcommons.org. The human microbiome www.embl.org/about/info/c...

These factors make a strong argument for @reviewcommons.org ! More journals should participate.

(2/2) I think #transparent, #open #review of preprints like those done by @elife.bsky.social @metaror.bsky.social @reviewcommons.org @peercommunityin.bsky.social @prereview.bsky.social is important & I believe these will pave the way forward!

As I said before, this is precisely what a whole lot of people including @asapbio.bsky.social @prereview.bsky.social @metaror.bsky.social @elife.bsky.social @reviewcommons.org @peercommunityin.bsky.social are trying to do! We can't dismiss #preprints just because they're not widely being reviewed!!!

A lot of people & organizations to thank for this shift! @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social @richardsever.bsky.social @johninglis.bsky.social @asapbio.bsky.social @jessicapolka.bsky.social @prereview.bsky.social @neurosarda.bsky.social @reviewcommons.org @embo.org @elife.bsky.social, etc., etc. etc.! 👏

Cryo-electron tomography and proteomics reveal that the manchette perinuclear ring thickens as the structure constricts, actin filaments are intercalated in the manchette microtubules & dyneins play a role in intra-manchette transport @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/10...

Epigenetic liquid biopsy reveals hidden tissue damage in COVID-19. Even asymptomatic patients show signs of vascular and red blood cell turnover. This opens a new window into disease biology and clinical course @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/10...

Discover how the spermatid manchette, beyond its structural role, is vital as a transport scaffold in sperm development, shaping nuclear remodeling and cargo delivery in spermiogenesis. #CellBiology #Spermatogenesis @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/10...

Epigenetic liquid biopsies reveal endothelial turnover and erythropoiesis in asymptomatic COVID-19 @reviewcommons.org www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/10...

This preprint is now a published peer-reviewed paper! Thanks to all the co-authors involved, to the funders and to @reviewcommons.org and @embopress.org @emboreports.org for a smooth editorial process! Excited to see this in press! www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... @imperiallifesci.bsky.social

🧠 Ganglioside buildup disrupts neurons via lysosomal exocytosis. 🆕Study from the lab of ‪Janet Deane @deanelab.bsky.social @thecimr.bsky.social #Prepprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org 👇Reviews and author's response available here👇 doi.org/10.1101/2024...

🦠Bacterial toxin Cpe1 hijacks topoisomerases inhibiting cell growth💀 Study from the lab of @seeyeunting.bsky.social #AcademiaSinicaTaiwan #Preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's response available here 👇 doi.org/10.1101/2024...

This paper was reviewed through @reviewcommons.org— great experience + highly recommended!

DEK promotes mammary hyperplasia and is associated with H3K27me3 epigenetic modifications @cincychildrens.bsky.social @reviewcommons.org‬ www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/9/...

Enteroviruses use two start sites to gain an edge 🦠🧬 #Enterovirus Check out the latest @reviewcommons.org #preprintpeerreview of this study Lulla @valerialulla.bsky.social ‪ @cam.ac.uk Reviews and author's reply here 👇 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Cyclin E turns on histone genes during S phase 🧬⏱️ #CellCycle #GeneExpression Kemp et al 2025, Study from Duronio Lab at University of North Carolina 🆕#preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's response 👇 doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Huge thanks to the reviewers, @reviewcommons.org and @molsystbiol.org for their rigorous and very constructive feedback! (7/7)

🎉 Our study identifying the direct precursors of Merkel cells is now published in @dev-journal.bsky.social Thank you to our reviewers @reviewcommons.org and collaborators for helping us improve the manuscript. Check out these cell behaviors we visualized in #zebrafish skin. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Big shout-out to @reviewcommons.org for finding four thorough, constructive reviewers, and to @molsystbiol.org & @embopress.org for a smooth journal transition and editorial process!

CCDC32 helps clathrin-coated pits take the plunge—links to cardio-facio-neuro-developmental syndrome 🫀🔍 🆕study by Yang et al, University of South China and @utdallas.bsky.social #preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's response👇 bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.26.600785

B-cell decisions depend on signal timing ⏱🧬🔁 Modeling reveals how BCR & CD40 cues shape immune fate. #Immunology #Bcells #NFkB Study from the Hoffman lab @uofcalifornia.bsky.social 🆕 #preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org Reviews and author's response 👇 doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Decoding kidney fibrosis with time-resolved multi-omics #KidneyFibrosis #MultiOmics Tuechler et al 2025, study led by Rainer Pepperkok @embl.org and @juliosaezrod.bsky.social 🆕 #preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org >> doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Now accepted PLOS Pathogens ‪@plos.org‬ >>https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013295

TBX1, a T-box transcription factor shapes the fate of cardiopharyngeal mesoderm. Lanzetta et al. 2025 🆕 @reviewcommons.org #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social >> doi: doi.org/10.1101/2024...

🧬 Can one enhancer control genes in different TADs at the same time? Turns out—yes. Williamson et al. 2025, study by @wbickmor.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 🆕 @reviewcommons.org #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social >>doi: doi.org/10.1101/2024...

We submitted our ms to @reviewcommons.org, the feedback we got was really good! We thank the reviewers for their comments. They suggested some really interesting experiments that we had not thought about, we have just posted our revision plan; you can find it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Neutralizing antibodies promote filamentous morphology of #influenza A virus by inhibiting cellular entry and transmission of spherical viral particles  #RefereedPreprint c/o @reviewcommons.org by Petr Chlanda @chlandalab.bsky.social and coworkers www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

2. Stop reviewing for journals with high APCs and for-profit publishers. Ideally, review preprints instead by using platforms like @prereview.bsky.social, @reviewcommons.org or @pci-microbiol.bsky.social (or other PCIs)

Daniel's paper is now published in @jcellsci.bsky.social, great experience with @reviewcommons.org 😀 Want to know everything tubulin assembly in trypanosome flagella and other microtubules? Here is the link: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

In the context of our @reviewcommons.org revision process, I'm happy to announce Microscopy Nodes v2.2.0! This packs lots of new fun features, including new color management 🌈, clearer transparency handling 🫥, custom default settings 🔧 and more! Preprint at doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Beautiful talk showing the interplay of #septins and #clathrins during vaccinia egress from host cell by @drmichaelway.bsky.social at the #EESInfection 👏🏼👏🏼 Dr. Way is editor-in-chief @jcellsci.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social and an esteemed member of our reviewing editor team @reviewcommons.org

When it comes to nodal distribution, oligodendrocyte heterogeneity does matter! Egawa et al. 2025, study by Hiroshi Kuba ‪‪@ en.nagoya-u.ac.jp 🆕 #preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org >> doi.org/10.1101/2024...

How does kinesin stay in sync while walking? Study shows a role for the neck linker. #Kinesin #CellBiology #MolecularMotors Niitani et al. 2024, study led by Michio Tomishige from @utokyoofficial.bsky.social 🆕 #preprintpeerreview by @reviewcommons.org >> doi.org/10.1101/2024...

RNA-binding proteins Scd6 and LSM14A fine-tune DNA repair under genotoxic stress. Study led by Rajyaguru #IISC and @stephanwagner.bsky.social 🆕 @reviewcommons.org #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social >> doi.org/10.1101/2022...

Study mapping the ultrastructural topology of the corynebacterial cell surface. Study from the Bharat Lab @tbharat-lab.bsky.social @cellbiol-mrclmb.bsky.social 🆕 Review Commons #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social >> doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.05.611374

Separase- the chromosome separation enzyme is differently regulated in meiosis. Study by Christopher Thomas @ovarylab.bsky.social @suzannemadgwick.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🆕 @reviewcommons.org #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Thank you @saramonaco-rc.bsky.social for all the discussions and your input and advice in the group session at #EMBOcellBioComm..! And thanks to @reviewcommons.org for sponsoring the poster prize!

Study by @kenzoivanovitch.bsky.social @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk published @embojournal.org featured in @theguardian.com 🎉👏!!! ➡️https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/13/heart-cells-mouse-embryo-science-research #preprintpeerreview @reviewcommons.org ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2023...

This article is a @reviewcommons.org transfer. You can find out more about Review Commons and the transfer to affiliate journals including JCS here: www.reviewcommons.org/authors/

Had a great time at the #EMBOcellBioComm in Crete! Huge thanks to @gtavosanis.bsky.social, @hilliardlab.bsky.social, Claudia Bagni, Nektarios Tavernarakis & @embo.org for organising such a memorable event. Congratulations to Miguel Berbeira Santana, winner of the @reviewcommons.org poster prize!

Structural mapping of ryanodine receptors uncovers distinct Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺ gating pathways. #IonChannels #RyR #MuscleBiology #Allostery #StructuralBiology Zahradníková et al #SlovakAcademyofSciences 🆕 #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social --> doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Rab25 activates NF-κB to upregulate ADAMTS5, driving ovarian cancer invasion. Study from @erainerolab.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social 🆕 #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social --> doi.org/10.1101/2024...