Life or death of individual cells determines health and disease in multi-celled organisms. Cell death is crucial for organogenesis in utero and successful control of host cell populations in ...
Therefore, in order for a particular tissue to stay the same size, its rates of cell death and cell division must remain in balance. A variety of factors can trigger cell death in a tissue.
In Ming-Chiu Fung’s immunology lab, Hogan had been investigating how disturbances in the cytoskeletons of cells might contribute to the fragmentation of mitochondria during apoptosis, the most ...