Sentences with phrase «causing cellular membrane»
Vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) was previously the only main H. pylori factor known to act on mitochondria, causing cellular membrane and organelle dysfunction and leading to cell death.
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Wolfram syndrome is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding a protein called wolframin, which resides in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum — another cellular compartment that functions as a manufacturing and packaging system and also acts as a reservoir for calcium ions.
Peroxynitrates results in lipid peroxidation of membranes and cause disturbances in tissue homeostasis that is severe enough to cause cellular damage and eventually cell death (Beattie et al., 2000).
These channels, which derive their name from the fact that stretching the cell membrane causes them to open, are responsible for regulating the mechanical functioning of cells — a cellular sense of touch.
They are highly reactive radicals that can start a chain reaction in the body, such as damaging cellular components, like DNA or the cell membrane, causing cells to function poorly or die.
When our cells use oxygen, they naturally produce «free radicals» (by - products) which cause damage to our DNA, cell membranes and cellular organelles.
Cyanide causes damage at the cellular level because it blocks oxygen transport across the cell membrane.