Scientists discover how TGF-Beta sends its message even while tethered to the cell membrane
Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes from embryonic development to ...
Strain engineering of Pt-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reaction reduction
The quest for efficient and durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts is pivotal for the advancement of proton ...
Researchers examine protein arrangement in cell membrane that triggers programmed cell death
How can molecular structures be analyzed when the resolution of the techniques available is not sufficient? Researchers from ...
The EMBO Journal2d
Acetylation of TIR domains in the TLR4-Mal-MyD88 complex regulates immune responses in sepsis
Activation of macrophage TLR4 by bacterial endotoxins is important for the progression of sepsis, but the underlying ...
The EMBO Journal9d
Trained immunity of intestinal tuft cells during infancy enhances host defense against enteroviral infections in mice
Our present study implies that intestinal tuft cells can be trained by IL-25 and it may explain the different susceptibility ...
New proteins involved in regulating the cell membrane
Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) have uncovered new details about ...
eLife11d
Coordinated regulation of chemotaxis and resistance to copper by CsoR in Pseudomonas putida
Copper is an essential enzyme cofactor in bacteria, but excess copper is highly toxic. Bacteria can cope with copper stress by increasing copper resistance and initiating chemorepellent response.
eLife9d
An Anatomical and Physiological Basis for Flexible Coincidence Detection in the Auditory System
This valuable work analyzes how specialized cells in the auditory cells, known as the octopus cells, can detect coincidences in their inputs at the submillisecond time scale. While previous work ...