Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...

In addition to the distinct impact on mitochondrial homeostasis, the cytokine profile ... to the impact of 3-PEHPC on non-T cells, such as B cells and macrophages. Although 3-PEHPC inhibited the ...

This is an important and solid study that examines the role of TFAM, a protein that helps maintain mtDNA, in mtDNA mutator mice. The authors have demonstrated that TFAM's counteractive role in mtDNA ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

Cell membrane Allows gases and water to diffuse freely into and out of the cell. Controls the transport of other molecules. Mitochondrion (plural is mitochondria) Contains enzymes for the ...

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped ...

Homeostasis is the result of variables being regulated such that the internal environment remains stable and fairly constant even though the external environment varies. For example, in humans ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental ...