Research sheds light on the role of PTPRK in tissue repair and cancer
Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases are cell membrane-localised proteins. They are regulators of cell-cell contacts and are also considered likely to […]
Genetics
Under pressure: How cells respond to physical stress microbiologystudy
Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells. However, the mechanisms by which they
Exploratory study links gene variants to stroke recovery microbiologystudy
Credit: Stroke (2024). DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.047643 New research led by UCLA Health has found that specific genes may be related to
Prevalence and impact of the KIT M541L variant in patients with mastocytosis microbiologystudy
Mastocytosis patient demographics. Credit: 2024 Aldama et al. A new research paper titled “Prevalence and impact of the KIT M541L
Genetic mutations in TLR7 and other genes tied to severe COVID-19 microbiologystudy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Whether or not a person becomes seriously ill with COVID-19 depends, among other things, on genetic
New gut microbiome atlas builds most accurate profile of global gut health to date microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new and freely available Human Gut Microbiome Atlas could help researchers and health care professionals
Analysis of mixed-type breast cancer reveals complexity microbiologystudy
Biopsy from a patient with collision type mixed ductal-lobular breast cancer, showing ductal cancer cells in blue and lobular cells
Study links sequence variants to DNA methylation and diseases microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by scientists at deCODE Genetics shows that sequence variants drive the correlation between
Preclinical model offers new insights into Parkinson’s disease process microbiologystudy
VPS35-KO rods feature impaired clearance and SV recycling. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50189-0 A new preclinical model offers a
Sequencing technique searches for complex genomic variants to provide accurate diagnosis within hours microbiologystudy
The KAUST-developed technology uses simple molecular biology strategies to seek out the genomic regions that are suspected of harboring complex