News tagged with centrosomes
Flatworms' minimalist approach to cell division reveals molecular architecture of human centrosome
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that planarians, tiny flatworms fabled for their regenerative powers, completely lack ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Scientists announce new advance with potential for future cancer targeting
New research that provides potential for exciting new approaches to targeting diseases such as cancer has been announced by an international team of academics.
Nov 17, 2010 |
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The art of dividing: Researchers decode function and protein content of the centrosome
A basic requirement for growth and life of a multicellular organism is the ability of its cells to divide. A protein complex, the so-called centrosome, plays a major role during cell division. Scientists at ...
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Researchers Uncover Protein's Role In Cell Division
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Florida State University researcher has identified the important role that a key protein plays in cell division, and that discovery could lead to a greater understanding of stem cells.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Where injured nerve cells heal their bones
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microtubules are small protein tubes that give cells their structure and enable both their growth and division. It was assumed up to now that microtubules are formed by the centrosome, a cell ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Protein helps cells duplicate correctly, avoid becoming cancer
A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the absence of certain proteins needed for proper cell duplication can lead to cancer.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Link unraveled between chromosomal instability and centrosome defects in cancer cells
In a new study, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists disprove a century-old theory about why cancer cells often have too many or too few chromosomes, and show that the actual reason may hold the key to a novel approach ...
Jun 07, 2009 |
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