Sentences with phrase «cell communication between»

It also increased cytokeratins and desmosomial proteins, and improved cell communication between keratinocytes.

Physically disconnected non-diffusible cell - to - cell communication between neuroblastoma SH - SY5Y and DRG primary sensory neurons.

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Lately I've begun to thank God for it, this chemical that — if scientists are right, and they aren't even sure — inhibits my overly efficient reuptake of another chemical (serotonin) that somehow facilitates communication between nerve cells in my brain.

You may not be familiar with its name, but it's an essential nutrient that's needed for communication between cells, and supporting healthy brain function.

Blueberries also stimulate the growth of new nerve cells and facilitate better communication between nerve cells via a process known as transduction.

You add to that that cell towers go down, you had satellite phones with us that couldn't reach a satellite signal, you've got to look at a way to get better communication between the local governments and the state and among the state.»

Ions such as calcium are important because they affect the release of neurotransmitters, the molecules that mediate communication between brain cells,» said Noebels.

Their brains differed in the activity of over a hundred genes that provide cells with energy, influence chemical communications in the brain and strengthen the connection between nerve cells.

Thanks to the computer programs created by the researchers, they can control each cell individually in various ways, or create virtual communication between several cells, which circulate messages in an easily reconfigurable order.»

Calls and text messages tend to be sent using a communications standard called GSM, but this requires expensive hardware and software to carry traffic between cell towers.

Taking a closer look, the team found that the onset of sepsis disrupts the normal activity of specific interferons, signaling proteins used for communication between immune system cells.

Peptides can bind to targets on a cell (usually receptors or enzymes that are themselves proteins) and so regulate cellular functions such as nutrient uptake or communication between cells.

Benzodiazepines act on GABA receptors, making them stay open longer and allowing more negative ions into the cell that can inhibit communication between the cells.

These receptors are found in the cell membrane and handle the communication between the outside and the inside.

He showed that short - term memory involves increased levels of neurotransmitters at the synapses, the communication sites between nerve cells and long - term memory requires changes in the levels of proteins in the synapse.

Action potentials can be created by many types of cells, but are used most extensively by the nervous system for communication between neurons and to transmit information from neurons to other body tissues such as muscles and glands.

Sequencing the genome of one such organism, King and her colleagues found genes that code for pieces of the same proteins used for the binding of cells and communication between cells in animals — functions that would be unexpected in such an organism.

The mutated, drug resistant H7N9 virus, however, was still able to infect cultured human cells and spread between laboratory animals as efficiently as nonmutated strains, researchers report December 10 in Nature Communications.

They contain functional proteins and genetic materials and serve as a vehicle for communication between cells.

The finding, reported in the Apr. 28 issue of Nature Communications, adds to evidence for the intimate link between stem cells and cancer, and advances prospects for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.

«We suspect this communication system between adipose tissue and liver may have evolved to help fat cells command the liver to supply the body with glucose in times of nutrient deprivation.

Nerve signals control the communication between the billions of cells in an organism and enable them to work together in neural networks.

This switch is accompanied by a complex communication process between the stem cells and tissue cells — an area that had not previously been examined in any depth.

«The communication between LKB1 and DIXDC1 is responsible for a «stay - put» signal in cells,» says first author and Ph.D. graduate student Jonathan Goodwin.

Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC) and UC Cancer Institute researchers have found that a vaccine, targeting tumors that produce a certain protein and receptor responsible for communication between cells and the body's immune system, could initiate the immune response to fight cancer.

Caveat: To date, this strategy has only been able to allow better communication between nerve cells in the spinal cord, but there is no evidence of improved communication between those neurons and the brain.

What is more, the transported quorum - sensing molecules can find their way to bacteria downstream and establish long - range communication between bacterial cells, the researchers found.

ADGRL3 encodes the protein latrophilin 3, which regulates communication between brain cells.

«Understanding how the drug also enables crosstalk between fat cells and the liver in obese mice allows us to see more of the amlexanox picture — and also sheds light on communication between different tissues in the body.»

Opioid receptors are part of the different systems of cell communication and are capable of regulating physiological processes that require a high degree of coordination and communication between the different cell and tissue types.

Also, while many of the genes involved in basic cell functions are the same in this plant and animals, the set of genes for cell - to - cell communication vary dramatically between the two kingdoms.»

«Communication between lung tumors, bones contributes to tumor progression: Study identifying interaction among tumor cells, bone marrow and immune cells opens new avenue for immunotherapy.»

The extracellular matrix — the complex network of crosslinked proteins and polymers that connects living cells to one another and facilitates communication between them — offers a challenging subject for study.

Importantly, the antibody treatment also caused severe degeneration of nerve cell dendrites, the regions that are essential for normal communication between nerve cells.

New synapses — communication links between nerve cells — poke holes in the nets,

Now it's clear that glial cells, like astrocytes, have a role in neurodevelopment and longer - term in regulating communication between two neurons.

In earlier research involving fruit flies, Professor Verstreken had already demonstrated that a protein known as «Skywalker» plays a crucial role in maintaining communication between brain cells.

They are responsible for communication between the cell and everything around it.

Bamford says the answer lies with another group of cells in the striatum that affect communication between the spiny neurons and the cells in the cortex.

Interleukin - 33 (IL - 33), discovered in 2003 by Jean - Philippe Girard's team, is a protein in the family of interleukins, soluble messengers that enable communication between cells in the immune system and play a crucial role in tissue inflammation.

Researchers led by Nigel Bamford of the University of Washington in Seattle, US, gave mice large doses of methamphetamine, equivalent to those taken by addicts during drug binges, to see how this affected communication between cells in the brain's cortex and those in a region of the brain called the striatum.

All modes of sensory perception are based on communication between nerve cells.

«Moreover, there is an active bidirectional communication between the nerve cells and the blood vessels to ensure the proper development and maintenance of an organ as complex as the brain,» reports Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar.

The injuries crush and sever the long axons of spinal cord nerve cells, blocking communication between the brain and the body and resulting in paralysis below the injury.

In just a few hours, the endocrine cell moves toward the neuron and fibers appear between them as they establish communication.

The study, published online on April 23, 2015 in the journal Cell, outlines the complicated mechanism of communication between plant cells, where an unusual cell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatCell, outlines the complicated mechanism of communication between plant cells, where an unusual cell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatcell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatcell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilization.

In fact, Albertini has preliminary evidence suggesting that the communication between the egg cell and its surrounding granulosa cells rises and falls in a precise monthly cycle.

Dendrites, which branch from the cell body of the neuron, play a key role in the communication between cells of the nervous system, allowing for many neurons to connect with each other.

GABA, short for gamma - aminobutyric acid, is a chemical messenger responsible for communication between cells, especially those in the brain.

They provide the energy needed for communication between brain cells, which is crucial for transmitting stimuli and signals and thus for optimal functioning of the body.