Impairments found in neurons derived from people with schizophrenia and genetic mutation
UMass Amherst molecular neuroscientist continues research with $2.25 million grantCredit: UMass Amherst A scientific team has shown that the release ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Long-term memory setup requires a reliable delivery crew
Synaptic plasticity depends on molecular hauler KIF5C, carrier of more than 650 RNAs, study findsCredit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research ...
Synthesis of one of the most abundant organic lipids elucidates its structure
Credit: Adri Minnaard, University of Groningen Crenarchaeol is a large, closed-loop lipid that is present in the membranes of ammonium-oxidizing ...
Brain injury lab receives additional federal funding to boost research
UC Riverside postdoc and graduate students are recipients of new awardsCredit: Santhakumar lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Earlier this ...
Sweet success: CABBI demonstrates first precision breeding of sugarcane with CRISPR-Cas9
Gene-editing offers a targeted, efficient way to develop new varieties of this productive but complex plantCredit: Amy Stuart, UF/IFAS Sugarcane ...
Selective, toxin-bearing antibodies could help treat liver fibrosis
In mouse models of human disease, immunotoxins targeting the protein mesothelin prevent liver cells from producing collagen, a precursor to ...
Naturally abundant venom peptide from ants can activate a pseudo allergic pathway unravelling a novel immunomodulatory pathway of MRGPRX2
Credit: The University of Hong Kong Ants are omnipresent, and we often get blisters after an ant bite. But do ...
Progress towards new treatments for tuberculosis
Credit: WEHI Boosting the body's own disease-fighting immune pathway could provide answers in the desperate search for new treatments for ...
Getting to the bottom of all life: Visualizing a protein key to enabling
Scientists reveal the exact process behind the upkeep of one of the cellular components whereCredit: VIPP1 oligomer image from Ben ...
Remarkable new insights into the pathology of Usher syndrome
Usher syndrome 1G protein SANS regulates the splicing of genes, particularly those linked to Usher syndromeCredit: ill./©: Uwe Wolfrum Human ...
How otters’ muscles enable their cold, aquatic life
Texas A&M researchers found that the small mammals are internally warmed by thermogenic leak from their skeletal muscle, which elevates ...
Neonatal meningitis: the immaturity of microbiota and epithelial barriers implicated
Credit: Biology of Infection Unit, Institut Pasteur Meningitis is associated with high mortality and frequently causes severe sequelae. Newborn infants ...
Dying cells protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity
Cells undergoing cell death protect their neighbors to maintain tissue integrityCredit: © Institut Pasteur / Le?o Valon et Romain Levayer ...
Discovery of a mechanism for efficient autophagosome formation
Revealing the molecular role of the most famous autophagy factorCredit: © Nobuo N. Noda Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and Tatsuro ...
To splice or not to splice…
Credit: Elisabeth Paymal To splice or not to splice... In an article published in the journal RNA, Karan Bedi, a ...
Computer-assisted biology: Decoding noisy data to predict cell growth
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from The University of Tokyo Institute of ...
Where does the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower come from?
Credit: © Nathanael Prunet The mystery of the formation of one of the most peculiar plant forms - the Romanesco ...
Biomaterial vaccines ward off broad range of bacterial infections and septic shock
A new vaccine technology combining capture of bacterial pathogens with effective immune-reprogramming biomaterials could be applied to a broad spectrum ...
An astounding find reveals a rare cause of epilepsy
Credit: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better understanding ...
Protein’s ‘silent code’ affects how cells move
A University of Pennsylvania-led study shows how, despite having nearly identical amino acid sequences, two forms of the protein actin ...
