The RAC1 superfamily of proteins — which play important regulatory roles in cell growth and cell movement — have been implicated in other cancers, such as melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer, but before this study, no one knew that one sub-form, Rac1b, played a role in pancreatic cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
We have been able to prove that the nervous system plays an important regulatory role here,» emphasises Professor Thomas Bosch, evolutionary developmental biologist and spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Centre 1182 «Origin and Function of Metaorganisms,» funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG). (sciencedaily.com)
A depiction of the brain glial cell response towards site injury upon insertion of neural interface probe track (rectangular hole), which disrupts the maintenance of their important regulatory roles. (sciencedaily.com)