Scientists identify genetic mechanism responsible for plant leaf diversity
Strawberry plants with varied leaf structures. Credit: Zhongchi Liu Lab/University of Maryland Plant leaves come in many different shapes, sizes, ...
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A protective mechanism discovered in the formation of fear memories could be the starting point for new therapies
Graphical illustration of the main findings. Credit: Molecular Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02454-3 Researchers from the Central Institute of Mental Health ...
Researchers identify protein that evolved alongside infection mechanism
Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113740 Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide infectious disease caused by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In ...
Discovery of a subset of short human introns separated by a new mechanism
Human introns vary greatly in length. Previously, only U2AF-dependent splicing was known. Researchers at Fujita Health University now show that ...
Scientists discover biological mechanism of hearing loss caused by loud noise and find a way to prevent it
Credit: CC0 Public domain Anyone who has ever been to a loud concert knows the feeling of ringing in the ...
Research visualizes a precise mechanism allowing cells to sort their waste
CRL shaping of the UBE2R2 synergy loop promotes poly-ubiquitylation in milliseconds by stabilizing donor and acceptor ubiquitins. Credit: Nature Structural ...
Researchers discover molecular mechanism linked to neuronal death
The study carried out by UB, IBMB-CSI and CIBERNED reveals a decisive mechanism linked to neuronal death and motor alterations ...
Italian scientists reveal resistance mechanism used by pancreatic cancer cells to escape therapies
Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere wrapped in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer Institute Italian scientists from the ...
A neuronal mechanism that could be at the origin of immune regulation mediated by fasting
Model of neuronal regulation of the immune system during fasting. Orexigenic ACVLM neurons are activated during fasting, the activation of ...
Team discovers mechanism that protects tissues after faulty gene expression
Credit: Nucleic acid research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae055 A study from the CECAD excellence group in aging research at the University ...
