A single amino acid change in a neuronal ion channel called KCNQ2 blocks ion flow, prevents protein localization on axons, and results in severe epilepsy and slowed neurological development.
Throughout our lives, our bones are continuously remodeled to maintain strength, repair injuries and adapt to new stresses.
Protein aggregation is typical of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and prion diseases such as ...
Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...
New progress in a long-standing debate about the nature of biological cell membranes could be made by considering which ...
Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.
During islet development, beta-cell death, rather than proliferation alone, regulates beta-cell mass and shapes the immune ...
“The whole point of condensates is to separate biological reactions to help them work efficiently, but now when you have ...
to support subsurface sparks seen in smooth muscle cells and DRG neurons. (4) Clustered Orai1 and STIM1 forming an elemental ...
Shape changes of epithelia during animal development, such as convergent extension, are achieved through the concerted mechanical activity of individual cells. While much is known about the ...