Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Matthew Comstock Stem cells involved in replenishing human tissues and blood depend on an enzyme known as telomerase to ...

IU scientists study link between energy levels, spinal cord injury

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging ...

Images of ‘invisible’ holes on cells may jumpstart research

Credit: Furukawa lab/CSHL, 2020 High blood pressure, inflammation, and the sensation of pain may rely in part on tiny holes ...

Study reveals properties of cells fated to relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers have found that genetically defined subpopulations of leukemia cells present at diagnosis have distinct characteristics that lead to relapseCredit: ...

Simulations show fundamental interactions inside the cell

First clear picture of actin binding to cell membrane lipidsCredit: S-J Marrink, University of Groningen Actin filaments have several important ...

Advances in computer modeling, protein development propel cellular engineering

Groundbreaking multidisciplinary work with proteins and modeling highlights challenges as the field looks to develop high-resolution, high-throughput organs on a ...

It’s what’s inside that matters: Locking up proteins enables cancer metastasis

Credit: Department of Biochemistry,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) discover a novel mechanism by which claudin-1 contributes ...

Survival of the fittest: How primate immunodeficiency viruses are evolving

Credit: Department of Molecular Virology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) discover a novel mechanism by which immunodeficiency ...

Discovery of GABAergic synaptic regulations inside the brain for a new epilepsy treatment

DGIST joint research team identified the roles of 'Somatostatin,' which mediates the functions of GABAergic synaptic proteinCredit: dgist DGIST announced ...

SFU team helps discover potential superbug-killing compound

Credit: Simon Fraser University Researchers in Simon Fraser University's Brinkman Laboratory are collaborating with U.S. researchers to test a new ...

The CNIO discovers that rapamycin has harmful effects when telomeres are short

The finding helps to better understand diseases such as aplastic anemia and pulmonary fibrosisCredit: CNIO In the past few decades, ...

Andrew Butler receives prestigious Weintraub Award for outstanding graduate research

Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 2, 2020) - Andrew Butler, a PhD student at New York ...

Improving shoes, showers, 3D printing: Research launching to the space station

A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment, launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX ...

What can you learn by peering into a fruit fly’s gut? It turns out a lot!

Eavesdropping on 'conversations' between gut stem cells and gut bacteriaCredit: Image is courtesy of Leslie Koyama and Lucy O'Brien. Baltimore, ...

Could targeting an Alzheimer’s-associated protein prevent Autism?

New study shows reducing levels of the protein tau prevents core autism symptoms in animal modelsCredit: Lauren Bayless, Gladstone Institutes ...

How three genes rule plant symbioses

Credit: Pierre-Marc Delaux For billions of years life on Earth was restricted to aquatic environments, the oceans, seas, rivers and ...

Genetic signature boosts protein production during cell division

Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum A research team has uncovered a genetic signature that enables cells to adapt their ...

Advancing gene therapies: PIP pip hurray!

A new compound with the potential to turn genes on and off could lead to new cancer and hereditary disease ...

Gene therapy generates new neurons to treat Huntington’s disease

Gene therapy to treat Huntington's diseaseCredit: Gong Chen and Zheng Wu Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare disease characterized by ...

Rare disease in children: the key role of a protein revealed