Researchers discover how cells clear misfolded proteins from tissues
Credit: Itakura et al., 2020 Researchers in Japan have identified a new quality control system that allows cells to remove ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Cutting off kidney cancer at its roots
Credit: Birchmeier Lab, MDC Scientists at the MDC have discovered stem cells responsible for the most common form of kidney ...
CDI laboratory explores pathway to open up blood cancer treatments
The paper in Nature Communications could mean better treatment for leukemia, among other cancersCredit: Hackensack Meridian Health February 12, 2020, ...
Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia and autism, likely result from complex interactions that modify the effects ...
Subtle decline in cognition predicts progression to Alzheimer’s pathology
Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid plaques in brain predict cognitive decline and higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but study also ...
Computer simulations visualize how DNA is recognized to convert cells into stem cells
Credit: Jan Huertas and Vlad Cojocaru, ©MPI Münster, ©Hubrecht Institute Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW - The Netherlands) and ...
Scientists have identified protein involved in progression of lung cancer and melanoma
WDR74 is a trigger helping a circulating tumor cell turn into a secondary tumorCredit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far ...
Double success for University drug resistance research
Experts involved in two international papersCredit: Swansea University Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has ...
Unraveling mechanisms of ventricular enlargement linked to schizophrenia
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have implicated two microRNAs in the biological processes that underlie the ventricle enlargement ...
World’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia model developed using patient-derived iPS cells
Model illuminates the underlying mechanisms behind the diseaseCredit: Kobe University Researchers at Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine have developed ...
Mechanism of controlling autophagy by liquid-liquid phase separation revealed
Research of autophagy is stepping into the next phaseCredit: Institute of Microbial Chemistry Under JST's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Noda ...
New book on The PTEN Family from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Photo credit: Joanne Ngeow, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Cold Spring Harbor, NY-- Cold ...
UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cells
Probing the molecular biology of blood vessels in the heart, brain and lungsCredit: Jalees Rehman Researchers from the University of ...
New Brazilian study describes neural inflammatory processes in lab-developed human cells
Astrogliosis, an inflammation that occurs in the brain tissue, is common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Pablo Trindade Astrocytes are ...
Autophagy degrades liquid droplets, but not aggregates, of proteins
Credit: Institute of Microbial Chemistry Under JST's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Noda Nobuo (Laboratory Head) and Yamasaki Akinori, Postdoctoral Fellow ...
Timing of brain cell death uncovers a new target for Alzheimer’s treatment
Credit: Department of Neuropathology, Medical Research Institute and Center for Brain Integration Research, TMDU Researchers led by Tokyo Medical and ...
How electric fields affect a molecular twist within light-sensitive proteins
A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could ...
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Study shows that cells congregate, coordinate with neighbors to decide whether to activateCredit: Northwestern University Immune system must strike a ...
Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way: McMaster
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistanceCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (February 12, 2020) - A new ...
How roots find their way to water
High-resolution 3D microscopy shows how plants adapt flexibly to their surroundingsCredit: Daniel von Wangenheim FRANKFURT. Plants use their roots to ...
