Protein & Cell

Protein & Cell  
Discipline Cell biology
Language English
Edited by Zihe Rao
Publication details
Publication history
 2010-present
Publisher
Frequency Monthly
Yes
2.851
Standard abbreviations
Protein Cell
Indexing
CODEN PCREFB
ISSN 1674-800X (print)
1674-8018 (web)
LCCN 2014254504
OCLC no. 865290367
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Protein & Cell is a monthly peer-reviewed open access journal covering protein and cell biology. It was established in 2010 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor-in-chief is Zihe Rao (Nankai University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2013 impact factor of 2.851.[1]

Genetic modification of human embryos controversy

In 2015, the journal sparked controversy when it published a paper reporting results of an attempt to alter the DNA of non-viable human embryos to correct a mutation that causes beta thalassemia, a lethal heritable disorder.[2][3] According to the paper's lead author, the paper had previously been rejected by both Nature and Science in part because of ethical concerns; the journals did not comment to reporters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Protein & Cell". 2013 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2014.
  2. ↑ Liang, Puping; Xu, Yanwen; Zhang, Xiya; Ding, Chenhui; Huang, Rui; Zhang, Zhen; Lv, Jie; Xie, Xiaowei; Chen, Yuxi; Li, Yujing; Sun, Ying; Bai, Yaofu; Songyang, Zhou; Ma, Wenbin; Zhou, Canquan; Huang, Junjiu (2015). "CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes". Protein & Cell. 6: 363–72. doi:10.1007/s13238-015-0153-5. PMC 4417674. PMID 25894090.
  3. ↑ Kolata, Gina (23 April 2015). "Chinese Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos, Raising Concerns". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos". Nature. 22 April 2015.
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