functions of mitochondria — their ability to actively accumulate calcium ions. Figure 1: Diagram of a chromaffin cell, showing the relative distribution of secretory granules, mitochondria and ...

In multicellular organisms, the total number of cells is a balance between the cell-generating effects of mitosis and cell death that is induced through apoptosis. A disruption of this delicate ...

Glucose and diabetes upregulate β-cell TXNIP expression, and TXNIP overexpression induces β-cell apoptosis ... We were surprised to discover that calcium channel blockers inhibited TXNIP ...

In a new study, researchers led by Li explain how prolonged stress sparks the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to release its calcium stores, inducing cells to undergo apoptosis In a new study ...

During an animal's development and adulthood many unwanted cells are eliminated by a process called "programmed cell death" or "apoptosis". Such cells undergo specific changes ... The Zhou Lab's ...