Molecular and Cell Biology

Brain tissue from genetically engineered mice

Keeping Up the Pressure

13.02.2017

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new neural mechanism is found to regulate the chronic stress response

Prof. Avraham Yaron and group

Losing Nerve: Development Sheds Light on Later Degenerative Disease

02.02.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Protein “brakes” that stay nerve cell pruning early on may malfunction in ALS and other disorders

Staff Scientist: Dr. Miriam Eisenstein

Staff Scientist: Dr. Miriam Eisenstein

30.01.2017

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

What makes proteins tick?

White blood cell squeezing through endothelial cells (grey) on its way out of the blood vessel walls. The actin cytoskeleton of both cells is exposed; the white blood cell nucleus is shown in brown and the large actin rich extension that dismantles the endothelial actin is shown in yellow

Uncovering the Secrets of White Cell Power

26.01.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

White blood cells push their way through barriers to get to infection sites

Snd2 was tagged with a green fluorescent protein, and the endoplasmic reticulum was marked with a red fluorescent protein. The overlap between the green and red microscopy signals indicates that the newly discovered Snd2 is a receptor on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.

Outward-Bound Proteins Have a Third Way

22.01.2017

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A newly discovered “shuttle” for proteins is a “safety net” for vital communication between cells

Upon infection, bacterial viruses (phages) release communication molecules that tell later phage generations whether it is preferable to attack their host cells or lie dormant

Viruses Overheard Talking to One Another

18.01.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Viruses that infect bacteria communicate to coordinate infection

gene editing in single cells

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

15.12.2016

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes

Segal and group

When Cells Are Fit

07.11.2016

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

How do the expression levels of numerous proteins affect a cell's fitness?

CLL survival

Cutting off a Cancer’s Life Support

31.10.2016

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Cells that reach out and touch keep cancer alive

Rachel Sarig

Staff Scientist: Dr. Rachel Sarig

28.09.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

How can damaged tissue be safely renewed?

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