Molecular and Cell Biology

When the NXF1 gene functions properly (left), RNA molecules (orange dots) of a particular single-exon gene are exported from the nucleus (purple) into the cytoplasm; when the NXF1 is silenced (right), the RNAs are largely stuck within the nucleus

Two Roads Diverged in a Cell

28.07.2020

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Cells use two separate routes to export RNA out of the nucleus

Some bacteria love the smell of sulfur in hot gases

When the Heat Is On – Turn Up the Ac(4C)

15.07.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Heat-resistance tags on bacterial RNA hold clues to human diseases

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RNAs Take a Plunge

24.06.2020

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A shower of hyperpolarized water opens new avenues for the NMR study of biological molecules

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Cells inside Cells: The Bacteria That Live in Cancer Cells

28.05.2020

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The bacterial lodgers in cancer cells may hinder or help treatment

Golgi

Under Pressure in the Cell

25.05.2020

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

The Golgi apparatus, a small but crucial organelle, has its own “breakup” mechanism

endocrine glands

Paying the Price of Protection

19.05.2020

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

A new model of autoimmune disease may solve some great outstanding riddles, including what causes T cells to attack and why only certain organs get...

Antibody niche

How to Neutralize the Coronavirus: Learning from the Body

12.05.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Making copies of existing antibodies could be fast track to treatment

immunotherapy illustration

Predicting Immunotherapy Success

18.02.2020

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

Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied to anti-cancer immune activity

Igor Ulitsky

Chasing a Link

09.01.2020

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

A non-coding gene’s neighbors reveal what it does for a “living.” The findings may pave the way to developing therapies for epilepsy and autism

heat scarring

Blue-Sky Dye Spells Hope for Improving Heart Function

05.12.2019

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart function in mouse models of heart attack

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