News articles tagged with 'endocytosis'
Gene called flower missing link in vesicle uptake in neurones
— 4 Sep 2009 15:21 | HealthAs part of the intricate ballet of synaptic transmission from one neurone to the next, tiny vesicles - bubbles containing the chemical neurotransmitters that make information exchange... — full story
Protein 'Tweek' rare but critical in synaptic process
— 29 Jul 2009 20:03 | HealthRecycling is a critical component in the process of transmitting information from one neurone to the next, and a large protein called Tweek plays a critical role, said an international... — full story
Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well
— 26 Jun 2009 12:20 | BiologyIn the bustling economy of the cell, little bubbles called vesicles serve as container ships, ferrying cargo to and from the port - the cell membrane. Some of these vesicles, called... — full story
The challenges of avian influenza virus: Mechanism, epidemiology and control
— 23 May 2009 16:20 | HealthEarly 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with 5 death cases, were reported in China. This again made the world alert on a possible... — full story
Taking the conversation inside: Enhancing signals in cell interior
— 20 Mar 2009 11:02 | HealthScientists used to think most of the exchange of information between cells was conducted at the surface, where cell receptors receive signals from other cells... — full story
Scientists unveil mechanism for 'up and down' in plants
— 29 Oct 2008 14:54 | BiologyIt is known for a long time that the plant hormone auxin is transmitted from the top to the bottom of a plant, and that the local concentration of auxin is important for the growth... — full story
Scientists close in on origins of main ingredient of Alzheimer's plaques
— 10 Apr 2008 09:35 | HealthThe ability of brain cells to take in substances from their surface is essential to the production of a key ingredient in Alzheimer's brain plaques, neuroscientists at Washington University... — full story
How neural sludge accumulates in Alzheimer's disease
— 10 Apr 2008 08:24 | HealthResearchers have identified a key mechanism by which the protein sludge that kills brain cells accumulates in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their findings in mice offer clues to treating... — full story
Morphine dependency blocked by single genetic change
— 29 Jan 2008 14:58 | HealthMorphine's serious side effect as a pain killer - its potential to create dependency - has been almost completely eliminated in research with mice by genetically modifying a single... — full story
Insights into cell movement likely to aid immune study, cancer research
— 10 Jan 2008 16:39 | HealthScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used yeast cells to better understand a collection of proteins associated with the formation of actin networks,... — full story
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