Genes and Environment

Recent progress and perspectives on the mechanisms underlying Asbestos toxicity

Akio Kuroda

Asbestos is composed of bundles of fine silicate fibers and has been industrially used for its fire resistance, heat insulation, and strength. However, asbestos fibers are released into the air as asbestos-containing materials undergo mechanical damage or deterioration over time. The inhalation of asbestos fibers damages the lungs and can cause serious health problems, such as pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer. In this article author summarizes recent researches and studies on the mechanisms underlying Asbestos toxicity.

Read this article: Volume 43, Article number: 46 (2021)

The critical role of epigenetic mechanism in PM2.5-induced cardiovascular diseases

Qinglin Sun, Xiaoke Ren, Zhiwei Sun & Junchao Duan

Epidemiological studies have confirmed the occurrence and development of CVD are closely related to air pollution. In particular, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is recognized as an important environmental factor contributing to increased morbidity, mortality and hospitalization rates among adults and children. To provide important clues for exploring the biological mechanisms affecting cardiovascular health, authors summarized the epigenetic mechanisms of PM2.5 causing cardiovascular pathological damage and functional changes, mainly involving DNA methylation, non-coding RNA, histone modification and chromosome remodeling. 

Read this article: Volume 43, Article number: 47 (2021)

G&E Best Paper Award collection
Collection published 25 August 2021
Special Issue in memory of Takashi Sugimura 
Collection published 23 July 2021
Asian Conference on Environmental Mutagens (ACEM2019)
Collection published 19 April 2021
Article collection: Meeting Reports: collection of various meeting reports published in G&E
Collection published 23 March 2020 
Article collection: Genotoxicity Tests
Collection published 28 June 2019
JEMS Open Symposia 2017&2018: “Challenges of Young Scientists”
Collection published 14 February 2019
10th Anniversary Special Issue
Collection published 1 July 2016
JEMS Open Symposium 2015: “Life Style and Cancer”
Collection published: 22 January 2016
Asian Conference on Environmental Mutagens (ACEM2014)
Collection published: 1 August 2015

Masami Yamada studied bacterial genetics and got a PhD degree from Osaka University. Since 1990, using genetic engineering techniques, she has constructed many strains from standard tester strains for the Ames test at the National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo. Such strains are useful for research fields on environmental mutagens.
Strain requests come to her every year from domestic, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and other countries. Currently, she teaches Biology and Genetic Engineering at National Defense Academy of Japan.

APC Discount for JEMS members
Members of Japanese Environmental Mutagen and Genome Society(JEMS)  are entitled to receive discount on Article Processing Charge. 

Free APC for researchers in Asia
We now offer a full APC waiver to the submissions from the countries where Asian Association of the Environmental Mutagen Societies (AAEMS)–partnering societies are located (excluding Japan). Those countries are Australia, China, India, Iran, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand.

Request of APC discount/full waiver code
In order to receive discount/full waiver, author has to  submit the waiver code during the process of manuscript submission. Authors eligible for these arrangements should contact the journal (editor@j-ems.org) prior to submission and request the code. 

About JEMS
The mission of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen and Genome Society (JEMS) is to discover how environmental mutagens affect all organisms, and to promote and apply this knowledge to protect human health and our environment. JEMS was founded in 1972, and since then the society has hosted annual conferences and open symposia on timely topics. The society is a member of the Asian Association of the Environmental Mutagen Societies and the International Association of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Societies.