When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ensure the signal reaches the correct effector without triggering pathways ...

Microtubules perform an active role in communication within the cell by transmitting received signals to the cell's ...

A large, multi-institution study led by a Brown University physician-scientist could have important implications for the ...

Researchers at LMU have uncovered how ribosomes, the cell’s protein builders, also act as early warning sensors when ...

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal transmission between neurons and memory formation in the brain. This study is ...

Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could enable the development of new cancer ...

No one has yet created a fully functioning artificial cell. But a research team at Aarhus University has taken a step in that ...

P-cadherin is a protein commonly found on malignant cancer cells and has been used as a target for antibody-based cancer treatments. UC Davis biomedical engineers have discovered that when an antibody ...

As people age, their bodies develop a dysfunctional immune system, which can leave older adults more susceptible to ...

Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human cells stop multiplying for ...