Researchers at the MIRA research institute of the University of Twente and the Radboudumc have created a 'living membrane' combining kidney epithelial cells with a polymeric artificial membrane. This achievement is a first ...
Biochemistry
Apr 9, 2015
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Transcription factor Twist1 is involved in many processes where cells change shape or function. Thereby, Twist1 is crucial for embryonic development, but has also been implicated in cancer progression. However, the precise ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2015
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In some parts of the world, many small children become infected with severe diarrhea which often proves fatal. The condition is usually caused by strains of Escherichia coli (commonly known as E. coli) bacteria, and bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2015
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Genetically abnormal epithelial cells can interact with genetically normal support cells to help each other proliferate and to drive tumor formation, shows a study by A*STAR researchers using a fruit fly model. Inhibition ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 3, 2014
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The proliferation of cells, in particular the orientation in which they divide, is key in regulating the shapes of tissues. However, the cellular mechanisms that govern cell proliferation and cell division orientation are ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 16, 2014
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Rafal Ciosk and his group at the FMI have identified an important regulator of the transition from germ cell to embryonic cell. LIN-41 prevents the premature onset of embryonic transcription in oocytes poised for embryonic ...
Biotechnology
Sep 18, 2014
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The upper respiratory tract is the first line of defense against air pollutants, including allergens, bacteria and environmental toxicants. Finger-like protrusions called cilia on the surface of the human mucous membrane, ...
Biochemistry
Sep 10, 2014
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Certain strains of Salmonella bacteria such as Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) are among of the most common causes of food-borne gastroenteritis. Other strains of Salmonella such as S. Typhi are responsible for typhoid ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2014
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From far away, the top of a leaf looks like one seamless surface; however, up close, that smooth exterior is actually made up of a patchwork of cells in a variety of shapes and sizes. Interested in how these cells individually ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2014
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Two small RNAs (sRNAs) working in concert enable the deadly enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) 0157:H7 to attach to and initiate infection in epithelial cells that line the digestive tract, according to a study published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2014
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