UNC researchers discovered how a key step in cell signaling works by showing exactly how G proteins detach from receptors ...

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have made a breakthrough in understanding how cells respond ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell ...

Explore the crucial BMP signaling pathways (Bone Morphogenetic Proteins) that govern fundamental processes in cellular ...

There are many kinds of T cells, and they play different parts in defending the body. Some T cells kill infected cells, ...

P-cadherin is a protein commonly found on malignant cancer cells and has been used as a target for antibody-based cancer treatments. UC Davis biomedical engineers have discovered that when an antibody ...

At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for the body, a ...

In most developing tissues, signals called morphogens act like lighthouses, guiding nearby cells toward their fate and ...