Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: Department of Nephrology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that the secretion of uromodulin protein into ...

Probing deeper into tumor tissues

Credit: © Corinna Friedrich, MDC / Charité Today as they did 100 years ago, doctors diagnose cancer by taking tissue ...

Engineered NK cells can eliminate glioblastoma stem cells

Deleting the TFG-β receptor in NK cells overcame immune suppression and enabled anti-tumor activity in preclinical modelsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer ...

Anna M. Sawka, MD, Ph.D. appointed incoming Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid®

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, inc., publishers We are pleased to announce that Anna M. Sawka, MD, PhD, has been appointed ...

Study identifies trigger for ‘head-to-tail’ axis development in human embryo

Credit: University of Cambridge Scientists have identified key molecular events in the developing human embryo between days 7 and 14 ...

Hired blade: Anchoring complex in plant cells recruits its own katana sword

Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that an anchoring complex stabilizes microtubule creation sites within plant cells, ...

Scientists unravel the function of a sight-saving growth factor

NIH study breaks down pigment epithelium-derived factor to understand how it protects and stimulates retinal neuronsCredit: Patricia Becerra, NEI Researchers ...

Yeast mating — more than meets the eye

Pheromones mediate asymmetric mating behavior in isogamous yeastCredit: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology/Sourjik Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for ...

Damage control: Plants juggle genome maintenance and growth by being organized

Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology find that control of the plant hormones cytokinin and auxin help damaged ...

Stem cells may hold a key to developing new vaccines against COVID-19

Coronavirus activates a stem cell-mediated defense mechanism that reactivates dormant TB in a mouse model and has implications for developing ...

Harnessing the power of nature through productive microbial consortia in biotechnology

Credit: @PROMICON The deliberate control of complex microbiomes is notoriously difficult and current approaches are often guided by simple trial-and-error. ...

Convergent mechanism of aging discovered

Fundamental signaling pathway is crucial for longevityCredit: Link/Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, 2021 Several different causes of ageing ...

Natural killers: Using the body’s cells to target breast cancer

Study lays groundwork for possible new immunotherapy for the world's most commonly diagnosed cancerCredit: Clemson University It sounds like a ...

New studies identify how tuberculosis destroy the lungs and how to protect them