Tag: Cell Biology

Beta-arrestin2 is a critical protein that regulates the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and the subsequent production of nitric ...

IU researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells

Credit: IU School of Medicine Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School ...

New role assigned to a human protein in transcription and genome stability

Researchers from the University of Seville and Cabimer discover that the UAP56/DDX39B protein remove DNA-RNA hybrids from the genomeCredit: Universidad ...

Molecular landscape of the hematopoietic stem cell cradle

Credit: Laurent Yvernogeau, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the group of Catherine Robin at the Hubrecht Institute characterized the molecular ...

Ute Hellmich receives Exploration Grant for research into membrane proteins of parasites

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation promotes innovative research concepts / New research project focuses on neglected tropical diseasesCredit: ill./©: Ute Hellmich (created ...

Mothers ensure their offspring’s success through epigenetics

Researchers discover that mother's active epigenetic modifications drive gene activation in the offspringCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, M. ...

Intranasal delivery of MSCs provides hope for treating Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In the search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease, mesenchymal stem cells and their ...

Continued nicotine use promotes brain tumors in lung cancer patients, study suggests

Wake Forest researchers suggest nicotine replacement therapies may not be suitable smoking cessation strategies for this populationCredit: Wu et al., ...

Small protein, big impact

Credit: (Picture: Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir / University of Wuerzburg) Meningococci are bacteria that can cause life-threatening meningitis and sepsis. These pathogens ...

Hairy, lab-grown human skin cell model could advance hair loss research

Oregon Health & Science University Ph.D. candidate grew organoids at Stanford University labCredit: Karl R. Koehler and Jiyoon Lee, Boston ...

Atomic blueprint of ‘molecular machine’ reveals role in membrane protein installation

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Huilin Li, Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 3, 2020) -- Van Andel Institute scientists ...

Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities

Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08714 Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the ...

Discovery of proteins that regulate interorganelle communication

The team led by Dr. Mun Ji-young of KBRI publishes its research results in PNASCredit: @ Korea Brain Research Institute ...

UCI scientists engineer human cells with squid-like transparency

Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissueCredit: Atouli Chatterjee / UC Irvine, Calif., June 2, 2020 -- ...

How a fat cell’s immune response makes obesity worse

Credit: Cincinnati Children's When obesity occurs, a person's own fat cells can set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that ...

Researchers improve method that links genome to function for environmental single-cells

Credit: SU Xiaolu Cells are a little easier to understand, thanks to improved technology developed by a team of researchers ...

CSHL President Bruce Stillman wins Heineken Prize

Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) President and CEO Bruce Stillman has been awarded the Dr. H.P. Heineken Prize ...

Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School ...

Development of a novel approach ‘Tracing Retrogradely the Activated Cell Ensemble’

Credit: Nathalie Krauth A major interest in brain research is understanding behavioural experiences at the synaptic and circuit level. However, ...

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