News tagged with molecule interactions


Researchers identify critical link in mammalian odor detection

Researchers at the Monell Center and collaborators have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were functionally ...

Neuroscience created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify important regulator for synapse stability and plasticity

(Medical Xpress)—Using the fruit fly as a model organism, neurobiologists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have identified the L1-type CAM neuroglian as an important regulator ...

Neuroscience created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers design small molecule to disrupt cancer-causing protein

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have developed a small molecule that inhibits STAT3, a protein that causes cancer. This development could impact the treatment of several ...

Cancer created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New anticoagulant discovered based on the same used by malaria vectors to feed on

An international project lead by the Molecular and Cell Biology Institute of Porto University with the participation of researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) has, for the first time ever, deciphered ...

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microchoreography: Researchers use synthetic molecule to guide cellular 'dance'

(Medical Xpress)—Johns Hopkins researchers have used a small synthetic molecule to stimulate cells to move and change shape, bypassing the cells' usual way of sensing and responding to their environment. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

3-D long-term bone marrow culture to analyze stromal cell biological function

Stromal cells, as distinct from hematopoietic cells, are an essential component of the bone marrow microenvironment and are necessary for the long-term maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro. Previous studies ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0