Embryos' signaling proteins go with the flow
How cells in developing embryos communicate depends a great deal on context, according to scientists at Rice University.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2019
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News tagged with wnt pathway
Patchwork of Wnt signaling ligands and receptors pattern the wings of butterflies, researchers discover
Wnt signaling is a well-known mode of cell-to-cell communication in multicellular biological organisms. It involves the secretion of small Wnt glycoproteins, by signaling cells, that bind to receptor proteins in the membrane ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 3, 2023
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From droplet to discovery
Stem cells overflow with potential. Their ability to become other cell types is crucial to our bodies, both during development and throughout life. But this potential can be our very downfall if it goes wrong, turning some ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 30, 2022
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How sea stars get their symmetry
In a paper published Nov. 4 in the journal Current Biology, Zak Swartz, a postdoctoral researcher at Whitehead Institute, along with researchers in the lab of Whitehead Institute Member Iain Cheeseman and collaborators at ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2021
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Researchers use stem cells to make insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells
The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this disorder can occur at any ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2021
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Light can trigger key signaling pathway for embryonic development as well as cancer
Blue light is illuminating new understanding of a key signaling pathway in embryo development, tissue maintenance and cancer genesis.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 17, 2021
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Research shows cytonemes distribute Wnt proteins in vertebrate tissue
Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in understanding the way in which cells communicate with each other.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2021
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Chemical probe can regulate signaling pathway and block cell invasion by arboviruses
Cells in humans and other vertebrates, as well as invertebrates, have signaling pathways that play essential roles in embryo development, cell proliferation and tissue structuring. Dysregulation in one of these signaling ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2019
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Scientists uncover crucial biological circuits that regulate lipids and their role in overall health
Tiny microscopic worms, invisible to the naked eye, are helping scientists to better understand an extraordinarily complex biological pathway that connects fat to overall health and aging in humans.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2018
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Vital step in stem cell growth revealed: Finding could aid regenerative and cancer therapies
Stem cells, which have the potential to turn into any kind of cell, offer the tantalizing possibility of generating new tissues for organ replacements, stroke victims and patients of many other diseases. Now, scientists at ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 30, 2015
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