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Researchers unravel the molecular basis underlying colorectal cancer

A team of scientists has unraveled the molecular mechanism behind one of the causes of colorectal cancer, and a treatment target.

15 Sep 2020

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Bioengineers have demonstrated that RNA produced by the human genome is found on the surface of human cells.

11 Sep 2020

Novel method produces anti-inflammatory substances with controlled quality

Anti-inflammatory substances based on components of human cells could one day improve treatment in patients. Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a method for producing those substances with controlled quality.

10 Sep 2020

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection.

4 Sep 2020

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

A study led by researchers from Tasmania, Chile and Germany has furthered our understanding of plant evolution by tracking the origins of electrical signaling components that plants developed to communicate and adapt to life on land.

4 Sep 2020

Study shows how two proteins interact to produce functioning barrier at tricellular contacts

Organs in animals and in humans have one thing in common: they are bounded by so-called epithelial cells. These, along with the muscle, connective, and nervous tissues, belong to the basic types of tissue.

28 Aug 2020

Study reveals cellular and molecular mechanisms of hypoxic stress and inflammation

Ion channels, transports, and membrane receptors are immediately delivered to defined cellular membranes once they are synthesized in the cytoplasm.

24 Aug 2020

Study shows Annexin molecule promotes resistance to anticancer drugs

Headed by Kumamoto University (Japan), a collaborative study has identified a novel mechanism for anticancer drug resistance in gastric cancer.

24 Aug 2020

Researchers discover the exit route for Vibrio bacteria from cells

As soon as the foodborne pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus infects a human intestinal cell, the bacteria are already planning their escape. After all, once it is in and multiplies, the bacterium must find a way out to infect new cells.

19 Aug 2020

High-speed AFM enables real-time visualization of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry

Unlike living organisms, to avoid extinction, viruses need to hijack living host machineries to generate new viruses.

18 Aug 2020

Study shows how FAK protein is activated on lipid membranes

A team of researchers has recently described the mechanistic details regarding the activation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) on lipid membranes.

12 Aug 2020

Light impulses can be used to trigger electrical excitation in plants

Optogenetics denotes the manipulation of cellular processes by light-based biological techniques. An international research team led by the Würzburg plant scientists Rainer Hedrich, Georg Nagel and Dirk Becker has succeeded in applying this method to higher plants: Light impulses can now be used to trigger electrical excitation in plants.

11 Aug 2020

Researchers isolate fragile protein complex from heat-loving bacteria

Goethe University scientists have discovered what is probably the oldest enzyme found in cellular respiration. Now, the team has successfully isolated a highly delicate protein complex known as “Rnf” from the heat-loving bacterium called Thermotoga maritima.

10 Aug 2020

Study: Amyloid-beta alters cholesterol biosynthesis in early stages of Alzheimer’s

Korea Brain Research Institute (headed by Suh Pann-ghill) announced on July 24 the discovery that an increase in amyloid-beta in the brain alters cholesterol biosynthesis, which was found by Dr. Cheon Mookyung of KBRI through RNA-seq analysis data (omics) using AI.

7 Aug 2020

Study shows efficacy of L-Grb2 in preclinical models of ovarian and uterine cancer

The cover for issue 29 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, "In vivo effects of treatment with L-Grb2 in combination with anti-angiogenic therapy in an ovarian tumor model," by Lara, et al. which reported that adaptor proteins such as growth factor receptor-bound protein-2 play important roles in cancer cell signaling.

23 Jul 2020

New startup launched to overcome the challenge of delivering next-generation therapeutics

Harvard University's Office of Technology Development (OTD) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health today announced the launch of Vesigen Therapeutics, a startup company that aims to overcome the challenge of delivering next-generation therapeutics, such as gene-editing complexes, RNA molecules, and other large proteins, to intracellular targets in specific tissues of interest.

23 Jul 2020

Cell Membrane News and Research

Researchers unravel the molecular basis underlying colorectal cancer

Bioengineers detect the presence of maxRNA on the surface of human cells

Novel method produces anti-inflammatory substances with controlled quality

Researchers investigate cellular factors that could be significant for COVID-19 infection

Study sheds more light on plant evolution

Study shows how two proteins interact to produce functioning barrier at tricellular contacts

Study reveals cellular and molecular mechanisms of hypoxic stress and inflammation

Study shows Annexin molecule promotes resistance to anticancer drugs

Researchers discover the exit route for Vibrio bacteria from cells

High-speed AFM enables real-time visualization of influenza A hemagglutinin during viral entry

Study shows how FAK protein is activated on lipid membranes

Light impulses can be used to trigger electrical excitation in plants

Researchers isolate fragile protein complex from heat-loving bacteria

Study: Amyloid-beta alters cholesterol biosynthesis in early stages of Alzheimer’s

Study shows efficacy of L-Grb2 in preclinical models of ovarian and uterine cancer

New startup launched to overcome the challenge of delivering next-generation therapeutics

A novel technique to control and visualize functions of living cells

Study shows flotillin proteins have direct influence on cell membrane structure

Substances that target oxytocin receptors can help treat various diseases

UVA scientists shed light on how plants create cellulose for strength and growth

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