Chromatin fiber's genomic 'memory' governs the building blocks of life, study reveals
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating proteins and cells, the building blocks of life, according to a pioneering ...
Gut bacteria can alter brain proteins: New glycosylation method uncovers link
Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to ...
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From muscle to memory: New research uses clues from the body to understand signaling in the brain
New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...
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Megakaryocytes assemble a three-dimensional cage of extracellular matrix that controls their maturation and anchoring to the vascular niche
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 ...
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New discovery links brain and muscle cells in signal transmission
The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...
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Mitochondria’s Role in Social Memory May Offer Clues to Brain Disorder
Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...
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Discovery of unexpected collagen structure could 'reshape biomedical research'
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a new study challenges that notion, revealing an unexpected confirmation in ...