News tagged with cytoskeleton
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Chemists influence stem-cell development with geometry (w/ Video)
University of Chicago scientists have successfully used geometrically patterned surfaces to influence the development of stem cells. The new approach is a departure from that of many stem-cell biologists, ...
Mar 17, 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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How nerve cells grow: Researchers decode a molecular process that controls the growth
Brain researcher Hiroshi Kawabe has discovered the workings of a process that had been completely overlooked until now, and that allows nerve cells in the brain to grow and form complex networks. The study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Cell-cell interactions adapt to the stiffness of the environment
The ability of tissue cells to stick to one another is critical for many physiological and pathological processes. But normal living cells need to do much more than just hold on tight, they must monitor their environment ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Invasion without a stir
Bacteria of the genus Salmonella cause most food-borne illnesses. The bacteria attach to cells of the intestinal wall and induce their own ingestion by cells of the intestinal epithelium. Up till now, researchers assumed ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Fruit fly neuron can reprogram itself after injury
Studies with fruit flies have shown that the specialized nerve cells called neurons can rebuild themselves after injury.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2009 |
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Research shows power of FRET-based approach for distinguishing among distinct states of proteins
In the December 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology, Moss et al. report a comprehensive investigation employing Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to study the {gamma}-amino acid (GABA) transporter GAT1, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Cross-country runabouts -- immune cells on the move
(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to effectively fight pathogens, even at remote areas of the human body, immune cells have to move quickly and in a flexible manner.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Meiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the ...
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Study provides insights into the molecular basis of tumor cell behavior
A new study by a team of researchers led by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, sheds light on the molecular basis by which tumor cells modulate their surroundings ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Researchers identify critical gene for brain development, mental retardation (w/ Video)
In laying down the neural circuitry of the developing brain, billions of neurons must first migrate to their correct destinations and then form complex synaptic connections with their new neighbors.
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in novel material
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc. But taking electromechanical devices from the micro ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 01, 2009 |
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'Disordered' amino acids may really be there to provide wiggle room for signaling protein
Sections of proteins previously thought to be disordered may in fact have an unexpected biological role - providing certain proteins room to move -- according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center ...
May 26, 2009 |
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Scientists determine workings of potentially useful virus
In a study published in May 2009 issue of PLoS Pathogens, Manchester and her colleagues show that CPMV interacts with the mammalian protein vimentin — an interaction that scientists can now explore with the idea of using ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 01, 2009 |
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