Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

When human cells lack oxygen, they must react. Without oxygen, the metabolism can hardly generate energy, and many vital ...

Two recently published studies led by Brazilian scientists reveal the key roles of multifunctional proteins, STIP1 and Maspin ...

For example, naïve T cells increase in size before undergoing a burst of proliferation, while liver and fat cells enlarge or contract in response to nutrient availability. In these cases, size changes ...

In 1953, James Watson, a 25-year-old researcher at the University of Cambridge in the UK, visited Maurice Wilkins, a ...

Electrostatic forces play a pivotal part in calcium-induced phase separation of PDIA6 to form quality control granules, which suppress proinsulin amyloid-like aggregation and ensure correct proinsulin ...

Advancing neurological disorder research requires model systems that more accurately reflect the human brain. 3D cell cultures, such as organoids and spheroids, have emerged as game-changers by better ...

In models of melanoma, lung and breast cancers, a subset of “persister” cells that survive treatment displayed chronic, ...