Tag: Cell Biology

July 12, 2019

Credit: Yang Yuanhe The temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition, commonly referred to as Q10, is a key ...

How multicellular cyanobacteria transport molecules

July 12, 2019

Credit: Videostill: ETH Zurich Also known as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are a special class of bacteria that are able to ...

Clemson researchers tie metabolic enzyme to obesity and fatty liver disease

The study was published in the Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryCredit: Pete Martin / College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - ...

New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers

While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process ...

New vaccine strategy boosts T-cell therapy

Super-charging a treatment for leukemia also makes it effective on solid tumors A promising new way to treat some types ...

Elicio Therapeutics’ Darrell Irvine co-authors research published in Science

Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Scientists discover a novel perception mechanism regulating important plant processes

An international research team has revealed a novel mechanism for the perception of endogenous peptides by a plant receptor. The ...

MMV Project of the Year award for Dundee researchers

'Project of the Year 2018' for discovery work on potential new drugs for malariaCredit: University of Dundee Researchers from the ...

UC San Diego cancer scientists identify new drug target for multiple tumor types

A dysfunctional enzyme involved in building cancer cell membranes helps fuel tumor growth; when it's disabled or depleted in mouse ...

Scientists gain new insights into the mechanisms of cell division

Centrioles -- critical players in cell divisionCredit: © Alexander Dammermann Mitosis is the process by which the genetic information encoded ...

Endometriosis: Immune cell discovery could provide relief for women with ‘hidden’ pain disorder

A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for ...

Molecular ‘clutch’ puts infection-fighting cells into gear

Two proteins that act as a 'clutch' in cells to put them in gear and drive our immune response have ...

First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system

Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the ...

How DNA outside cells can be targeted to prevent the spread of cancer

Cell-free DNA in blood is used for prenatal screening and tumor diagnosis/prognosis; scientists now provide evidence for its generation and ...

Finding of STEMIN (STEM CELL INDUCING FACTOR) for feasible reprogramming in plants

Credit: NIBB Stem cells self-renew and give rise to cells that are differentiated during development. These differentiated cells can change ...

Understanding how the mTOR complex comes together

Learning more about a specific protein complex and how it works is a stepping stone for others who might look ...

Keeping a cell’s powerhouse in shape

Credit: Daumke Lab, MDC A German-Swiss team around Professor Oliver Daumke from the MDC has investigated how a protein of ...

Repair of aged tissue can be enhanced by inhibiting signals from neighbouring cells

Credit: Nalle Pentinmikko Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered how regenerative capacity of intestinal epithelium declines when we ...

Unravelling the 3-dimensional genomic structure of male germ cells

Credit: UAB A study led by scientists of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the National Centre for Genomic ...

Addicted to ran, ovarian cancer cells stop moving when deprived