Tag: Cell Biology

August 26, 2020

Researchers from Kanazawa University find that as gastric cancer spreads throughout the peritoneal cavity, inflammatory protein IL-17A induces tissue fibrosis, ...

Enzyme prisons

Credit: Charlotte Konrad, MDC There are up to a hundred different receptors on the surface of each cell in the ...

Scientists create protein models to explore toxic methylmercury formation

Credit: Connor Cooper, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy. A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...

Study reveals two major microbial groups can’t breathe

Researchers analyze thousands of microbial genomes and discover that two abundant groups produce energy using ancient methods that may predate ...

UC researchers pinpoint hierarchy of breast cancer cells as potential cause for treatment resistance

Credit: University of Cincinnati Creative + Brand You might have heard the old proverb, "It takes a village to raise ...

Study revealing structure of a protein complex may open doors to better disease research

Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, August 25, 2020 - More than two decades ago scientists discovered the Arp2/3 ...

Scientists prove SARS-CoV-2 potential to infect human brain organoids

Credit: SIAT SARS-CoV-2 can infect human neural progenitor cells and brain organoids, as shown by researchers from the Shenzhen Institutes ...

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok

New findings may provide new therapeutic target and help explain why IBD and other autoimmune diseases are often chronic and ...

Machines rival expert analysis of stored red blood cell quality

New AI strategies automate assessments of stored blood, remove human subjectivityCredit: Minh Doan, Joseph Sebastian, Tracey Turner, Jason Acker, Michael ...

Are antivitamins the new antibiotics?

Research team from University of Göttingen develops drug approach against bacterial infectionsCredit: Lisa-Marie Funk Antibiotics are among the most important ...

Large molecules need more help to travel through a nuclear pore into the cell nucleus

Model systems based on virus capsids have shown how large biomolecules are able to penetrate a cell nucleus / The ...

Heart repair factor boosted by RNA-targeting compound

Disney lab collaboration reawakens heart cells' silenced VEGF-A healing system by targeting non-coding RNACredit: Matthew Sturgess for Scripps Research JUPITER, ...

Mechanisms identified to restore myelin sheaths after injury or in multiple sclerosis

Researchers reveal a potential method for treating multiple sclerosis / Theophylline activates histone deacetylase, enabling the reconstruction of myelin sheathsCredit: ...

Loop, resonate, and accelerate!

Credit: Illustration: Hedyeh Rezaei Selective communication among different brain regions is crucial for brain function. But the weak and sparse ...

A new molecular guardian of intestinal stem cells

Credit: Department of Biodefense Research,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Intestinal stem cells keep a fine balance between two potential forms: remaining ...

From biopaste to bioplastic

Credit: Photo: Lisa Ebers A viscous biopaste that is easy to process, solidifies quickly and is suitable for producing even ...

A new method for in vivo plant cell imaging with SNAP-tag proteins