Most birds, and by that we mean 97 percent of all species, don’t have external genitalia and instead have what’s known as a cloaca (as did dinosaurs ). Seen in birds, reptiles, amphibians, some fish, ...

Don't want to be left out in the cold when it comes to cell signal? Try these tips and tricks. Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of ...

Microglia, often dubbed the brain's first responders, are now recognized as a significant causal cell type in Alzheimer’s pathology. However, these cells play a double-edged role: some protect ...

Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), highly expressed in various primary tumor tissues including glioblastomas, thyroid cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and acute myeloid leukemia, has become a ...

DYRK4 increases the recruitment of TRIM71 and LUBAC to IRF3, thereby promoting IRF3 stability. This study shows that DYRK4 is essential for virus-triggered IRF3 and NF-κB activation, IFNβ induction, ...

Physiological roles of cell competition in vertebrates and the universal mechanisms regulating diverse cell competition are unknown. Here, authors show that Foxo3-mediated physiological cell ...

The p53, which is functionally retained in most prostate cancers—unlike in other forms of cancer—signals to restrict cell division and gather nutrients. Prostate cancers could be effectively ...

as critically shortened telomeres may lead to cellular senescence or apoptosis, impairing tissue regeneration. It has been suggested that Epithalon might act as a telomerase activator, potentially ...

Moro”, Bari, Italy Mitochondria are multifaceted organelles acting as energy, metabolic and signaling hubs in the cells. They play a central role in biological processes aimed at maintaining cell ...

“We found that mitochondria provide a kind of decision-making aid: they regulate whether a cell undergoes clean, silent apoptosis or releases pro-inflammatory messenger substances,” explains Pro ...