Study shows for the first time that different forms of cellular adhesion structures can interconvert
Cells form adhesion structures to anchor themselves ... To test their hypothesis, the researchers carried out a series of ...
Breaking boundaries: from the cell’s edge to the heart of gene expression
Proteins are typically located in particular compartments within the cell, where they perform specific functions. However, proteins can also be found in unexpected cellular locations, suggesting that ...
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Signal Transduction by Adhesion Receptors
Through careful observations and experiments, they learned that the ... Birchmeier, W. Balancing cell adhesion and Wnt signaling, the key role of beta-catenin. Current Opinion in Genetics and ...
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The Problem with Protocols
It was then that I talked to a few chemical engineers because I thought, with their understanding of electrostatic adhesion ... up on different cell types. Now that we have an optimized protocol, it ...
Molecular mechanism reveals how hairy mussels achieve reversible underwater adhesion
A research team at POSTECH has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels ...
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The secret to robust and reversible underwater adhesion: The answer lies in epidermal growth factor (EGF) domain
A research team has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels. Their findings reveal an oxidation-independent adhesion process driven by interactions ...