Talk:Bioblast alert 2015

Bioblast alert - in preparation

Bioblast alert 2014(01): 2014-##-##

• MiP2014 - Joint IUBMB/MiP Symposium on Mitochondrial Physiology - a Point/Counterpoint Meeting: This year the MiPconference will focus on practical aspects of mitochondrial physiology including experimental protocols, quality assurance, but also deal with theoretical aspects such as mitochondrial respiratory control.
• MitoGlobal_Events_2014: check out this year’s list of world-wide events related to mitochondrial science, including mitochondrial conferences, workshops, and educational programs. In case you miss an important event, please let us know and it will be included on the list.
• MitoPedia Glossary: Malate as substrate in respirometry – inhibitory at higher concentrations. In the choice of adequate substrates for the evaluation of mitochondrial energetics it is not only the nature but also the quantity that is of crucial importance. Accordingly, we recently tested the concentration of Malate when added together with Pyruvate and/or Glutamate and observed that while Malate stimulates respiration at 0.5 mM concentration, it becomes inhibitory at the generally used concentration of 2 mM. This has been documented for fish liver and heart homogenates (post IOC80 training course), mouse heart, liver and brain homogenate preparations, dog permeabilized skeletal muscle fibers (IOC84), beef heart mitochondria, and brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) mitochondria.

New topics

• MitoPedia Glossary: Electron transfer system versus electron transport chain

Topics not yet covered

• MitoGlobal: Consortia and research centres with a focus on mitochondrial research and medicine are listed as MitoGlobal_Centres.
• Topic: O2-kinetics
• Preparation: Homogenate/isolated mitochondria; intact/permeabilized cells; permeabilized fibre/in vivo
• Protocols

Bioblast alert - concept

Here is a brief summary on the concept of Bioblast alert. Some of the following topics (not more than four per alert) will be selected for a Bioblast alert.

High-resolution terminology

• high-resolution terminology - matching measurement at high-resolution. Term of the week: Basal respiration
• Define – Measure: terminology and experimental approach
• Define – Clarify: consider discrepancies, resolve problems

MiPevents

• Conferences and Workshops

Bioblast News

• What is new or updated on the website: Lists (chemicals, protocols, scientific service, ..). A term may be selected (perhaps related to the publication), updated, discussed in our group, and then presented in the Bioblast alert. As Bioblast is updated, the updated ‘article’ can be added to the prepared points for a future Bioblast alert.
• Projects in mitochondrial science (COST HypoxiaNet; Framework programs; ..)
• Links on the Bioblast website; networking in mitochondrial science, presentation of: MIG List, Mitochondrion journal and website; Mitochondrial Societies

Not included in Bioblast alert

MiPNet O2k-Publications

A Bioblast editor may select an O2k-Publication (or a small number of related publications), particularly from a MiPNet Reference Laboratory, may get in contact with the particular reference lab, update info on the lab, and ‘present’ the lab on the start page of the Bioblast website.

MiPNet Laboratories of the World

Contact the MiPNet laboratories: show link on the wiki, ask for updates on group, references, website, perhaps major projects (HypoxiaNet), perhaps add pictures, perhaps keywords/short description. Circular: link to presented lab / special occasion (e.g. publication; conference presentation; new member; PhD thesis, ..

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