Sentences with phrase «influence cell shape»
During interphase they influence cell shape, motility, polarity and intracellular transport.
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The team also found five genes in domestic cats that influence the migration of neural crest cells, stem cells in the developing embryo that affect everything from skull shape to coat color.
The new model, which is a scaled - down version of an earlier numerical model by Shaqfeh and colleagues that provided the first large - scale, quantitative explanation of the formation of the layer, can predict how blood cells with varying shapes, sizes, and properties — including the crescent - shaped cells that are the hallmark of sickle cell anemia — will influence blood flow.
Research has shown that a cell's physical surroundings can influence its shape, physiology, and even the expression of its genes.
Having shown that their wrinkled surface can influence the shape of cells, the researchers will continue to do experiments with wrinkles of different shapes and sizes.
In future, Gilmour and colleagues would like to understand the interplay between the ability — or decision — to stop and signals that they previously found drive cells to move forward, and how both are influenced by changes in cell shape.
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.
For those suffering from lead or other heavy metal poisoning, a protective diet that avoids processed foods and emphasizes the central components of a nutrient - dense and antioxidant - rich WAPF - style diet is essential (see sidebar).21 Nutritional status shapes susceptibility to lead toxicity in important ways, affecting lead's intestinal absorption; its mobilization, distribution and retention in the body; and excretion.22 Because oxidative stress is a likely mechanism explaining some of lead's toxic actions, some investigators have begun to explore whether natural antioxidants and trace minerals may help mitigate lead - induced cell damage.17 Specifically, researchers in Spain found that administration of vitamins A, B6, C and E along with zinc modulated some of the negative effects of lead exposure in rat pups, confirming the influence of nutritional factors on health outcomes following lead exposure.17 Vitamin D also should be a major component of a protective diet.