News articles tagged with 'microtubule'
Penn study suggests another avenue for detecting Alzheimer's disease
— 2 Apr 2011 11:13 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined that a well-known chemical process called acetylation has a previously unrecognised association with…
Parkinson's disease may be caused by microtubule, rather than mitochondrial complex I, dysfunction
— 8 Mar 2011 14:50 | HealthPatients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer a specific loss of dopaminergic neurones from the midbrain region that controls motor function. The exact mechanism of this selective neurodegeneration…
Key protein discovered that allows nerve cells to repair themselves
— 10 Dec 2010 21:21 | HealthA team of scientists led by Melissa Rolls, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, has peered inside neurones to discover an unexpected…
Getting a tighter grip on cell division
— 30 Nov 2010 21:38 | HealthThe dance of cell division is carefully choreographed and has little room for error. Paired genetic information is lined up in the middle of the cell in the form of chromosomes. The…
Protein highways keep tissues organised
— 19 Oct 2010 13:24 | BiologyPrecise regulation of tissue architecture is critical for organ function. Single cells build up a tissue by communicating with their environment and with other cells, thereby receiving…
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…
Scientists discover inner workings of potent cancer drug
— 15 Oct 2010 13:06 | HealthA potent drug derived from an evergreen tree may soon save the lives of some patients with the deadliest form of breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer…
Scientists watch cell-shape process for first time
— 11 Oct 2010 09:51 | BiologyResearchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, with colleagues at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, observed for the first time a fundamental process of cellular organisation…
Study identifies critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous system
— 9 Sep 2010 10:06 | HealthA new University of Georgia study published in the journal Nature has identified a critical enzyme that keeps traffic flowing in the right direction in the nervous system, and the finding…
Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
— 2 Sep 2010 14:46 | BiologyA long-held assumption about asymmetrical division of stem cells has cracked. Researchers at the University of Oregon report that the mitotic spindle does not act alone - that cortical…