News articles tagged with 'cytoskeleton'
Diabetes drug could work against Alzheimer's
— 25 Nov 2010 16:36 | HealthMetformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer's disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Centre for Neurodegenerative…
Unsung hero: Researchers produce high-res model of Ndc80 in action
— 15 Oct 2010 13:24 | HealthUnless you are in a field of study related to cell biology, you most likely have never heard of Ndc80. Yet this protein complex is essential to mitosis, the process by which a living…
LIMK plays a key role in cancer metastasis
— 28 Sep 2010 13:51 | HealthResearchers have shown that LIM kinase (LIMK), an important regulator of actin cytoskeleton dynamics, plays a key role in cancer metastasis. The study appears online on September 27…
Study offers first explanation of how cells rapidly repair and maintain structure
— 22 Sep 2010 10:52 | HealthResearchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have discovered that a protein, zyxin, is necessary for the maintenance and repair of the cell's cytoskeleton,…
Tumour suppressor APC could stop cancer through its effect on actin cytoskeleton
— 22 Jun 2010 09:44 | HealthThe APC protein serves as the colon's guardian, keeping tumours at bay. Now researchers reveal a new function for the protein: helping to renovate the cytoskeleton by triggering actin…
Newly discovered kinase regulates cytoskeleton, and perhaps holds key to how cancer cells spread
— 1 Jun 2010 09:45 | HealthScientists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a previously unknown kinase that regulates cell proliferation, shape and migration, and may play a major role in…
Penn bioengineers say cellular workouts strengthen endothelial cells' grasp
— 14 May 2010 13:00 | BiologyUniversity of Pennsylvania bioengineers have demonstrated that the cells that line blood vessels respond to mechanical forces - the microscopic tugging and pulling on cellular structures…
U Alberta-led team studies T cell activation with nanoparticles
— 29 Apr 2010 09:07 | HealthA University of Alberta-led research team has taken a major step forward in understanding how T cells are activated in the course of an immune response by combining nanotechnology and…
Chemists influence stem-cell development with geometry
— 18 Mar 2010 13:19 | BiologyUniversity of Chicago scientists have successfully used geometrically patterned surfaces to influence the development of stem cells. The new approach is a departure from that of many…
How nerve cells grow
— 22 Feb 2010 17:22 | HealthBrain researcher Hiroshi Kawabe has discovered the workings of a process that had been completely overlooked until now, and that allows nerve cells in the brain to grow and form complex…