2016-09-15 A new publication in Bioinformatics by Jim Schaff and Michael Blinov describes the new Rule-based modeling features in VCell 6.0. See Schaff et al., 2016. Rule-based modeling with Virtual Cell. BioInformatrics 23:2880-2882, PMID 27497444
New VCell model of PDE role in AMPAR trafficking
2016-09-10. A new publication in JBC describes a new VCell model used by Song et al. to study the role of PDE1 and PDE2 in AMPA receptor trafficking in medium spiny neurons. Link to the publication and view model details from our Published Models listing.
New VCell model of dendritic spines
2016-08-30 A recent publication in PNAS describes a VCell model developed as collaboration between the Rangamini group at UC Davis and the Oster lab at UC Berkeley. The model couples biochemical signaling machinery with actin remodeling events in the dendritic spine; view the details on our Published Models list.
New VCell models of chemotactic networks
2016-07-27 A new publication from Sayak Bhattacharya and Pablo Iglesias at Johns Hopkins University describes the step-by-step construction of dynamical models of chemotactic networks using VCell (Bhattacharya and Iglesias 2016. Methods Mol. Biol. 1407:397, PMID 27271916). Publically available VCell models associated with the paper can be found on our list of published models here.
New VCell models of cAMP domains
2016-07-15 VCell models were used to test possible mechanisms for maintenance of subcellular microdomains of cAMP in cardiomyocytes in a recent publication in PLoS Computational Biology by Yang et al. Find the publication and details of the models on our Published Models listing.
VCell 3-day course June 20-22, 2016
12 investigators traveled to CCAM to work with the VCell team, developing a model relevant to their specific research project.
New VCell model of blood coagulation factors
2016 -06-09 Hysteresis-like binding of coagulation factors x/xa to procoagulant activated platelets and phospholipids results from multistep association and membrane-dependent multimerization (Podoplelova et al. 2016. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1858:1216-1227. PMID 26874201). Find the public BioModel here.
New VCell Model from the Hille lab
VCell models were used to quantitatively analyze FRET measurements were used to demonstrate that voltage-sensing phosphatases (VSPs) have catalytic activity for PIP3 (Keum et al. 2016. Phosphoinositide 5- and 3-phosphatase activities of a voltage-sensing phosphatase in living cells show identical voltage dependence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 10.1073/pnas.1606472113, PMID 27222577). Find the public VCell model here.
New VCell model of G-protein coupled receptors
2016-05-03 A new model of pancreatic beta cell G-protein coupled receptors and second messenger interactions was recently published in PLoS One by Fridlyand and Philipson. Go to our Published Models listing to link to the publication and view details of the model.
New published VCell Model of protease-activated receptor 2 signaling.
2016-03-01. A new publication describes a VCell model that evaluates the contributions of protein kinases and beta-arrestin to termination of protease-activated receptor 2 signaling. Visit the Published Models page for details and links to the publication.