The enzyme STARD7 (green) helps mitochondria (red) to transport Coenzyme Q to protect cells from cell death. Credit: MPI f. Biology of Aging/ S. Deshwal…
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The findings shed light on the mechanism by which drugs such as ibuprofen and aspirin alleviate flu symptoms and suggest that the drugs may even…
The findings offer new insights into cell health and disease as failures in replication licensing can result in cell death or cancer. According to a…
Scientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen above. Credit:…
The new approach is called iDEMS (isolation of DNA by EdU labeling for Mass Spectrometry). A recent technical report in Nature Cell Biology has introduced…
Heliozoan Raphidocystis contractilis withdraws its axopodia a few milliseconds after encountering an external stimulus. Researchers from Okayama University, Japan report that microtubule dynamics hold the…
Proteins labeled with colored tags fill the main compartment — but not the nuclei (blue) — of human cervical cancer cells. Green cells contain the…
Release of vesicles with transduction proteins in electron microscope magnification. Credit: Devendra Kumar Maurya Umeå University researchers in Sweden have uncovered a previously unidentified cellular…
Researchers have utilized single-cell data to develop a revised framework for comprehending the link between cell growth, DNA replication, and division in bacterial systems. Molecular…
A macroscopic image of Neurospora crassa. Credit: Szöke et al. Researchers demonstrate that the circadian clock aids cells in preserving and recovering their normal function…
When the PlexinD1 gene is not functioning, – blood vessels (red) migrate in a disorganized manner to regions with motor neurons (green). Credit: AG Ruiz…
This liquid droplet is actually made from protein molecules. It acts as a glue that keeps the microtubule attached, via moving motor proteins, to an…
A new study has determined that altering a cellular process can lead stem cells to die or regenerate. The findings, published in the journal Cell…
Expansion microscopy (ExM) provides unprecedented views of cell interiors. The emerging super-resolution imaging technique relies on physical — rather than optical — magnification. Advancements by…
In research that could lead to a fundamental treatment of autism spectrum disorder, scientists have identified the cell-specific molecular network of the developmental disability. Scientists…
The new research has made strides in understanding the mechanism behind a type of dementia that affects young people. New research offers insight into the basic…
A subunit of a yeast mitoribosome (pink) compared to that of a human mitoribosome (purple). Although different, the two developing subunits have an assembly factor…
Adjacent comb plates wave semi-synchronously. Credit: University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba researchers discover a protein that controls the unique movement of comb jellies. The…
The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University scientists solved a decades-old mystery regarding how cells control their volume. Crowded rooms: How Carnegie Mellon University…