Sentences with phrase «influence cell fate»

If mechanical stresses can influence cell fate — and Levenston's research is showing that it can — then one day it may be possible to use these biomechanical manipulations to engineer cartilage, ligament, or muscle.

The study sought to test whether the surface alone, absent any added soluble factors to influence cell fate decisions, can have an effect on differentiation.

miRNAs function as important regulatory switches, influencing cell fate decisions and tumor development.

Not exact matches

Now, in a new study published today, Sept. 8, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin - Madison has added a new wrinkle to the cell differentiation equation, showing that the stiffness of the surfaces on which stem cells are grown can exert a profound influence on cell fate.

The presence of certain proteins can influence the cell's fate.

Each ended up taking on the characteristics of its new neighbors, implying that the environment that they grew up in strongly influenced the fate of these cells.

The relative simplicity of the process means biologists have a much greater chance of reliably influencing stem cell fate.

iPS - generated neurons, he says, may be of little use in replicating the fate of motor cells buffeted by a lifetime of drug exposure and other metabolic and environmental influences.

In some cases, the jump altered gene expression in a way that influenced the stem cells» fate — making them more likely to turn into neurons, for example.

They study the mechanism of genome organization in development, homeostasis — metabolic balance — and aging; and the influence of cell morphogenesis, or cell shape and steructure, on cell fate decisions.