For instance, neurotransmitters are a class of short-range signaling molecules that travel across the tiny spaces between adjacent neurons or between neurons and muscle cells. Other signaling ...

Virtually every type of cell (other than red blood cells) produces one or more of these signaling molecules. Their very short half-lives means that they are very effective at signaling nearby ...

Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team ...

Researchers recently examined stem cells to see if they could hit the “pause button” on human development.

Important signaling molecules called phospholipids are active throughout cells in small compartments called condensates, ...

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. At the same time, 90% of women who are diagnosed ...

Endothelial cells play a critical role in controlling changes in diameter along the length of the different segments of resistance arteries within the microvascular network, which involves the ...

Scientists have discovered a way to pause the growth of human embryos. They believe they could temporarily stop a fertilised ...

A team of scientists from Monash University has solved the structure of a protein known as "LYCHOS," which can detect and ...

Insulin resistance plays a role in many diseases. The new research provides insights into why insulin resistance appears to ...

Leptin, a hormone that helps with weight control, also plays a role in normal cognition. Leptin resistance occurs when the ...

The Cell Identity and Signaling (CIS) Research Program is comprised of faculty members at Purdue University in the broad range of research areas from basic science studies using non-mammalian model ...