Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München are revising the current textbook knowledge about gastrulation, the formation of the basic body plan, during embryonic development. Their study in mice has implications for cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2021
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Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and MIT's Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBRC) have developed a new way to study cells, paving the way for a better understanding of how cancers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2019
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In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Dr. Özdemir has studied two protein families named Rho GTPases and IQGAPs, which are known to play an important role in cancer metastasis. These two "suspicious" ...
Biochemistry
Apr 15, 2019
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Turning genes on and off is an intricate process involving communication between many different types of proteins that interact with DNA.
Biochemistry
May 17, 2018
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A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has discovered a new conformation of a common protein group with links to cancer metastasis and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biochemistry
Dec 13, 2017
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Cells that specialize in groups track chemical gradients in their environment more precisely than individual cells, according to researchers at Purdue University.
General Physics
Nov 7, 2017
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New research findings are revealing secrets about how living cells "cooperate" with each other, joining into groups that migrate collectively and alter tissue.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2017
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An engineer at Washington University in St. Louis discovered a model in which the mechanics of the cells' environment can predict their movement, a finding that ultimately could mean confining cell transition in tumors and ...
General Physics
Nov 16, 2016
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An international team of scientists including from the University of Adelaide have identified potential inhibitors of specific cell membrane proteins, which are involved in the spread of cancer to other parts of the body ...
Biochemistry
Oct 15, 2015
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What do wound healing, cancer metastasis, and bacteria colonies have in common? They all involve the collective displacement of biological cells. New research sheds some new light on the physical mechanisms provoking the ...
General Physics
Jul 29, 2013
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