Maintaining the structure of intracellular membranes is essential for preserving normal cellular function. New research by a team of biochemists at Umeå University identifies a strategy employed by cells to detect and repair ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 20, 2023
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As the days get shorter and chillier in the northern hemisphere, those who choose to work out in the mornings might find it harder to get up and running. A study in PNAS identifies a protein that, when missing, makes exercising ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2023
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Have you ever put off cleaning the house or decluttering the overflowing basement? Living cells cannot afford this procrastination when it comes to clearing the decks. Tiny garbage chutes are constantly active there to capture ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2023
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The link between air pollution and lung disease has long been recognized. Now a new USC study reveals one biological process that may be behind that link—a discovery which could provide new insights on better ways to treat ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 17, 2023
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Our body functioning is delicately balanced between the synthesis and breakdown of various cellular components. When these cellular components grow old or get damaged, they are digested by a process called autophagy—literally, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2023
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Neurodegeneration in brain cells may be happening when the natural cellular cleaning process malfunctions due to falling levels of a niacin-related coenzyme and leaves cells starved of energy, new research shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2023
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Multiple viral infections in insect vectors with synergistic effects are common in nature, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. A new study, published in Science China Life Sciences and led by Dr. Taiyun Wei (Institute ...
Ecology
Apr 24, 2023
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Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama and his research team used human airway organoids to screen autophagy-related compounds and found cycloheximide and thapsigargin to show strong antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2. ...
Biochemistry
Apr 14, 2023
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A research group led by Prof. Zhang Hong from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated that RNAs act as a switch to change the fate of phase-separated protein condensates from autophagic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 6, 2023
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the body's process of removing old and damaged cell parts is also an essential part of tackling infections that take hold within our cells, like TB.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2023
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