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Study identifies six cancer susceptibility genes

Identification of six cancer susceptibility genes offers new insights into genetic risk factors, potentially enhancing early detection and treatment strategies.

29 Oct 2024

Uncovering the secrets of malaria parasite cell division

A team of scientists at the University of Nottingham, have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division – which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease.

1 Oct 2024

Novel microscopy technique reveals the mechanics of mitotic chromosome condensation

A team of scientists studying cell division developed a special light microscopy system and used it to analyze the molecular density of cellular environments. Their results provide a novel insight into mitotic chromosome condensation in living human cells.

29 Aug 2024

Understanding nucleosome behavior during mitosis

Individual cells divide through a process called mitosis, during which the cell's copied DNA is separated between two resulting daughter cells.

23 Aug 2024

Researchers reveal unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein FAM110A

An international research collaboration, led by Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies and Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg), Dr. Libor Macurek (Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) and Dr. Zdenek Lansky (Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague) has uncovered a new mechanism of the crosstalk between microtubules and actin cytoskeleton during cell division and revealed unique characteristics of the previously unexplored protein FAM110A.

16 Jul 2024

Investigating the evolution of cell division mechanisms in Ichthyosporea

Cell division is fundamental to life, enabling growth, reproduction, and survival across all organisms, from single-celled bacteria to complex multicellular animals.

23 May 2024

Study explores how different modes of cell division evolved in close relatives of fungi and animals

Cell division is one of the most fundamental processes of life. From bacteria to blue whales, every living being on Earth relies on cell division for growth, reproduction, and species survival.

23 May 2024

Research unveils the dual subdomain structure of the centromere

Researchers from the Kops group in collaboration with researchers from the University of Edinburgh, made a surprising new discovery in the structure of the centromere, a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are segregated properly when a cell divides.

14 May 2024

New study reveals potential cellular mechanism behind cognitive decline in Alzheimer's

Researchers have developed a robust method for identifying rare brain neurons that re-enter the cell cycle, offering insights into their role in cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.

28 Apr 2024

Timelapse breakthrough: Scientists capture secrets of early embryonic cell division

The beginning of life is shrouded in mystery. While the intricate dynamics of mitosis is well-studied in the so-called somatic cells – the cells that have a specialized function, like skin and muscle cells – they remain elusive in the first cells of our bodies, the embryonic cells.

24 Apr 2024

Neurons re-entering cell cycle succumb to senescence in neurodegenerative diseases

Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published April 9th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Kim Hai-Man Chow and colleagues at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

23 Apr 2024

Cells' built-in stopwatch safeguards mitosis

Each day, hundreds of billions of cells in our body cycle through a period of growth and division. Yet in that time, only about 30 minutes is spent on the critical orchestration of mitosis, when chromosomes are carefully segregated from one parent cell to the next generation of two daughter cells.

28 Mar 2024

Mitosis News and Research

Study identifies six cancer susceptibility genes

Uncovering the secrets of malaria parasite cell division

Novel microscopy technique reveals the mechanics of mitotic chromosome condensation

Understanding nucleosome behavior during mitosis

Researchers reveal unique characteristics of previously unexplored protein FAM110A

Investigating the evolution of cell division mechanisms in Ichthyosporea

Study explores how different modes of cell division evolved in close relatives of fungi and animals

Research unveils the dual subdomain structure of the centromere

New study reveals potential cellular mechanism behind cognitive decline in Alzheimer's

Timelapse breakthrough: Scientists capture secrets of early embryonic cell division

Neurons re-entering cell cycle succumb to senescence in neurodegenerative diseases

Cells' built-in stopwatch safeguards mitosis

EPFL scientists uncover protein degradation mechanism preventing autoimmune reactions

Key protein EPAC1 found to regulate brown fat growth, offering obesity treatment potential

Oxidized amino acids signal damaged photosynthesis proteins for repair

Genome haplarithmisis sheds light on complex genetic landscape of miscarriages

Study sheds light on specific variants responsible for rare and serious disorder

New study challenges long-held belief about how chemotherapy works

Lactobacillus iners in tumors: Driving chemoradiation resistance via lactate-induced metabolic rewiring

Midbody remnant found to play role in cancer spread

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Inside the Alzheimer's Association: Dr. Heather Snyder on Driving Research and Collaboration

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