News articles tagged with 'extracellular'
MIT scientists discover cancer-fighting role for cells
— 20 Jan 2011 16:31 | HealthMIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumour growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could…
Frugal microbes reduce the cost of proteins
— 2 Sep 2010 15:19 | BiologyBacteria tend to be more frugal when constructing proteins for use outside of the cell versus internally, saving their energy for synthesising compounds that can be recycled, according…
Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
— 25 Aug 2010 11:17 | HealthCertain pathogens make themselves at home in the human body by invading cells and living off the plentiful amenities on offer there. However, researchers at the Max Planck Institute…
New finding in cell migration may be key to preventing clots, cancer spread
— 21 Jan 2010 17:14 | HealthResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how cells in the body flatten out as they adhere to internal bodily surfaces, the first step…
Research opens door to eliminating drugs' side effects
— 7 Jan 2010 05:02 | HealthResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken an early step toward identifying a new approach to drug discovery that may eventually yield drugs with fewer side…
Progress toward artificial tissue?
— 16 May 2009 11:42 | ChemistryFor modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature. However, the tissue in our…
UT Southwestern researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity
— 29 Jan 2009 21:52 | HealthMice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed 'healthy' obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre found…
Scientists identify a molecule that coordinates the movement of cells
— 9 Oct 2008 11:29 | BiologyEven cells commute. To get from their birthplace to their work site, they sequentially attach to and detach from an elaborate track of exceptionally strong proteins known as the extracellular…
Scripps Research scientists define structure of important neurological receptor
— 7 Oct 2008 05:10 | HealthScientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined the structure of an adenosine receptor that plays a critical role in a number of important physiological processes including…
To protect against liver disease, body puts cells 'under arrest'
— 22 Aug 2008 18:48 | HealthA stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterised by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to…