B cells teach T cells which targets should not be attacked
One of the mysteries of immunology: the function of B (green) cells in the thymus was previously unknown. Researchers have ...
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Researchers discover how cells modulate macropinocyte activity
The Hbx5-MybG transcription factor complex enables adaptive changes in macropinocytosis during the growth-development transition. Credit: Cai Huaqing’s group Macropinocytosis is ...
Learning how cells get rid of unwanted materials is key to potential new therapies, scientists say
Graphical summary. Credit: Molecular cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.01.022 Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? A UNLV-led ...
Repairing unwanted brain cells could be key to preventing neurodegeneration
Phenotypic analysis identifies HDAC3 as a regulator of pathological reactive astrocytes. A, Scatterplot of main screen results displayed as percent ...
Scientists show that positively charged hydrogels promote survival and growth of neural stem cells
Graphical summary. Credit: ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01668 Researchers from Bochum and Dortmund have created an artificial ...
What reactivates dormant cancer cells?
SERPINB6B expression is required for immune evasion and metastatic growth. AFANTOM CAT annotation of 78,037 Malat1 binding sites in 4T1 ...
Stabilizing mRNA vaccines for delivery to cells
Credit: Advanced Materials Science and Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2023.2170164 Vaccines and therapies based on messenger RNA could be more easily ...
Neuroscientists discover interactions between brain waves and nerve cells during human memory processes
Illustration of the hypothesis according to which human object-location associative memory is linked to the coactivity of object cells and ...
Researchers study how the mpox virus infiltrates brain cells
Effect of thermal inactivation (HI) on the infectivity of MPXV. A) Human astrocytes were infected with HI or non-inactivated MPXV ...
Programming cells to organize their molecules could open the door to new treatments
The Coyle lab tested its tool on human cells by programming several proteins, each represented by a different color, to ...
