Sentences with phrase «cell surface around»

In a first step, the water - soluble toxin assembles at the target cell surface around this core design, which makes the cell unable to repair the damage resulting from aerolysin pore formation.

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First the vitalization of matter, associated with the grouping of molecules; then the hominization of Life, associated with a super-grouping of cells; and finally the planetization of Mankind, associated with a closed grouping of people: Mankind, born on this planet and spread over its entire surface, coming gradually to form around its earthly matrix a single, major organic unity, enclosed upon itself; a single, hyper - complex, hyper - centrated, hyperconscious arch-molecule, co-extensive with the heavenly body on which it was born.

CRH, in turn, triggered production of the cell surface protein FasL; trophoblasts expressing FasL then form a protective shield of sorts around the embryo by forcing any attacking immune cells to self - destruct.

To visualize the elements that make up neurons — axons, dendrites, and cell bodies — Seung and Berger used a computer to draw 3 - D surfaces around the neural structures found in the cube.

It has previously been shown that rougher surfaces (also known as textured surfaces) reduce the amount of scar tissue formed around breast implants, but the Manchester scientists felt that they could improve this by creating a pattern which mimicked body's own surface, such as the basal layer of the skin, providing a better environment for the cells to grow on.

To carry out the study, the team has analysed how different carbohydrates act on the surface of silver nanoparticles (Ag - NP) of around 50 nanometres, which have been introduced into cultures of liver cells and tumour cells from the nervous system of mice.

The surprising thing is that these cells are still capable of metabolism as long as they have a microfilm of liquid water around their surface.

SLex is also found on the surface of lung cancer cells and colon cancer cells, which are also seeking E-selectin sites to attach themselves to as they spread around the body.

Following this, cells undergo shape changes and organise around a central lumen, with their apical (top) surfaces facing the lumen, the basal (bottom) surfaces interacting with the underlying tissue and the lateral (side) surfaces in close contact with the neighbouring cells.

«It took us around four years to discover that phthalocyanine, which is a blue paint used on the surface of the Japanese bullet trains and road signs, could bind competitively to the HasA protein,» adds Ms. Chikako Shirataki, a PhD student in her final year, «crystal structures of metal protein complexes helped us to show that the phthalocyanine - bound HasA protein blocks the receptors on the cell surface of the bacterium and thus, inhibits the uptake of heme.»

The nanoparticle has interleukin 2 on its surface, so when the protein is around it acts as a switch, a contact with the cancer cell to bind to the receptor and to carry out its biological action.

The photovoltaic cells are virtually transparent because they are so thin and also because they are distributed around a surface that contains «a plurality of active photovoltaic zones that are separated by transparent zones,» according to a 2014 patent filing.

It is regulated by receptor proteins located at the surface of specific cells that form a layer around the future break point.

As a rat moves around on a flat surface, the grid cells fire in patterns that show up as triangular grids when plotted on a map of the surface.

Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.

These 100 minutes (x6 months), much like the minutes bundled with the MS Office 365 package or the recently released Surface 2 / Surface Pro 2 benefits, allow you to make calls from Skype to landlines and cell phones any of 50 countries around the world, free of charge.

In addition, land stations are allowed to provide temperature estimates for ocean cells where no sea surface temperature is available - in practice, this means that coastal stations around the Arctic provide temperature readings for the pole.