All articles tagged with #cellular mechanisms
Scientists have discovered that the Slurp1 gene and its protein product SLURP1 play a crucial role in how skin withstands mechanical pressure, shedding light on evolutionary adaptations to land and offering potential medical insights for skin diseases like PPK.
A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience reveals that physical activity can protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease by remodeling key brain cells and regulating energy metabolism, offering insights into potential prevention and treatment strategies.
A new theoretical study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, has upgraded the model of chromosome replication in bacteria, shedding light on the molecular mechanisms that control replication initiation. The model explains why the protein responsible for replication initiation switches between two states and why it is immediately sequestered by the cell. The study provides insights into how living cells achieve precise control of replication and other cellular cycles, with potential implications for understanding evolutionary processes and designing synthetic cells.