As noted above, stellate cell activation ... changes in matrix protease activity play an important role in ECM remodeling accompanying fibrosing liver injury (see section on Extracellular Matrix ...

quiescent cells whose main functions is to store vitamin A and probably to maintain the normal basement membrane-type matrix. However, numerous in vivo and in vitro studies indicate that in ...

Recent discoveries in the field of large extracellular vesicles have revealed a greater diversity in subtypes than was appreciated even only a decade or so ago. A study now describes a cell ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The ...

Cells get nutrients from their environment, but where do those nutrients come from? Virtually all organic material on Earth has been produced by cells that convert energy from the Sun into energy ...

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.

While the exterior of vertebrate bodies appears bilaterally symmetrical, internal organ positioning and morphology frequently exhibit left-right (L-R) asymmetries. In several vertebrates, including ...

These useful findings assigned a novel functional implication of histone acylation, crotonylation. Although the mechanistic insights have been provided in great detail regarding the role of the YEATS2 ...

Keanu Reeves stars in an explosive sci-fi adventure about a man who comes to believe that his everyday world is the product of a computer-driven digital ...matrix that feeds on humans. Once you select ...