Molecular Cell Skills
Agent skill stack for submitting to Molecular Cell (Cell Press) — the flagship journal for mechanistic molecular biology (gene expression, chromatin/epigenetics, RNA biology, DNA replication/repair, signaling, proteostasis, structural mechanism). Encodes Molecular Cell's editorial bar (deep mechanism, not phenomenology, proven by multiple orthogonal approaches with physiological relevance), the Ar
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12- ▌ Molcell Fit · brycewang-stanfordUse when triaging a study before any writing — stress-tests whether it clears Molecular Cell's bar (a deep molecular mechanism proven by orthogonal approaches with physiological relevance) or belongs at a sibling. Use this first to decide Molecular Cell vs Cell vs Cell Reports vs NSMB/EMBO J before investing in framing or figures.
- ▌ Molcell Data · brycewang-stanfordUse to build Molecular Cell's data and code deposition plan and the Data and Code Availability statement inside STAR Methods Resource Availability — approved repositories (GEO, PDB/EMDB, PRIDE), accessions/DOIs at submission, and Cell Press's standardized availability format with Mendeley Data as Elsevier's default.
- ▌ Molcell Figures · brycewang-stanfordUse to finalize Molecular Cell display items — column-width sizing, minimum fonts, RGB, show-the-data with defined error bars/n/replicate type, gel/blot and structural-figure integrity, colorblind-safe palettes, multi-panel discipline, and stand-alone legends built for a mechanism proof.
- ▌ Molcell Framing · brycewang-stanfordUse to lock the single-mechanism arc before drafting — converts a set of correct experiments into one Molecular Cell story that runs molecular question → the mechanism → physiological consequence, not a catalog of techniques.
- ▌ Molcell Summary · brycewang-stanfordUse to write Molecular Cell's Summary — a single unstructured paragraph (~150 words; re-check on the official site) that conveys the molecular question, the mechanism, and its physiological consequence, named and quantified for a molecular-biology readership. Late-stage polish.
- ▌ Molcell Writing · brycewang-stanfordUse to structure a Molecular Cell Article and hold its length — Summary, Introduction, Results, Discussion, STAR Methods, figure legends, references — with the ~7,000-word main-text and ~7-display-item budgets, and Results subheadings that carry the single-mechanism argument.
- ▌ Molcell Citation · brycewang-stanfordUse to convert references to the current Cell Press numbered style used by Molecular Cell — superscript numbers in order of first appearance, a reference list numbered in that order, full author lists (no et al.), abbreviated journal names. This is NOT author-date; older Cell Press author-date manuscripts must be renumbered.
- ▌ Molcell Rebuttal · brycewang-stanfordUse after Molecular Cell reviews arrive to triage the decision, prioritize the (often mechanism-completing) new experiments by impact × feasibility, and draft a point-by-point response that is respectful, evidence-led, and closes the mechanistic gaps reviewers demand. Do not run before the experiments and revision are actually done.
- ▌ Molcell Workflow · brycewang-stanfordUse when deciding which molcell-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing a manuscript from mechanism-fit test through reviewer rebuttal for Molecular Cell (Mol. Cell, Cell Press). Routes to the specialized skills — it does not replace them.
- ▌ Molcell Highlights · brycewang-stanfordUse to produce the three signature Cell Press front-matter artifacts for Molecular Cell — Highlights (3–4 bullets, each ≤85 characters), the eTOC/In Brief blurb (~50 words, third-person), and the Graphical Abstract (single-panel visual summary of the mechanism). Late-stage polish.
- ▌ Molcell Submission · brycewang-stanford bundleUse as the final preflight before submitting to Molecular Cell — a complete checklist across mechanism, single-mechanism arc, length budget, figures, STAR Methods, data deposition, numbered references, front-matter artifacts, and required files. Bundles the checklist and cover-letter templates.
- ▌ Molcell Star Methods · brycewang-stanfordUse to build Molecular Cell's mandatory STAR Methods — the Key Resources Table, the Resource Availability subsections, Experimental Model and Subject Details, Method Details, and Quantification and Statistical Analysis, in the required order and with the reagent transparency Molecular Cell reviewers demand.