Sentences with phrase «mediates cell interaction»

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In 2004, he joined a Marie Curie Research Training Network of the European Commission, studying the sugar - protein interactions that mediate cell - cell recognition.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / BakiBG SAN ANTONIO, Texas — So much of our information from — and interaction with — the world is now mediated by computers, cell phones and tablets that health experts have been practically running themselves ragged trying to find ways to use these conduits to help people make healthier choices.Great success stories have come out of parts of the developing world, where cell phones have been used to improve maternal and infant care and help people adhere to medication guidelines.

For example, the aquaporin protein - mediated flow of water across biological cell membranes is down to a balance between hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions with channel surfaces.

Carolyn Doyle and Jack Strominger provide the first direct evidence that CD4 bound to MHC class II and that this interaction could mediate cell adhesion.

Mechanisms of ANCA - mediated leukocyte - endothelial cell interactions in vivo.

CD44 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates cell - cell and cell - matrix interactions through its affinity for hyaluronic acid (HA) and possibly also through its affinity for other ligands.

One is that there is no interaction between antibody - mediated immunity and T cell immunity (which we know is an oversimplification), and that the future universal vaccines do not actually protect against infection (this does seem a rather radical assumption).

Stephen Alexander, UK - Cannabinoid receptors, transporters, endocannabinoid turnover, hydrogen sulphide turnover Arthur Christopoulos, Australia (GPCRs Liaison)- G protein - coupled receptors; analytical pharmacology; allosteric modulation; biased agonism; drug discovery; neuropharmacology John Cidlowski, USA (NHRs Liaison)- Glucocorticoid receptor signaling; apoptosis and the immune system Anthony P. Davenport, UK (Chair Evolving Pharmacology, GPCRs Liaison) Doriano Fabbro, Switzerland - Kinases and their biology, kinase inhibitors, drug discovery, pharmacology of drugs (kinase inhibitors) in the indication oncology, biology of oncology Kozo Kaibuchi, Japan Yoshikatsu Kanai, Japan - Transporters, amino acid signals, epithelial function, cancer biology Francesca Levi - Schaffer, Israel - eosinophils and mast cells as effector cells in allergic inflammation: characterization of new receptors / ligands, hypoxia / angiogenesis and eosinophils, asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, immunopharmacological modulation of allergic diseases by bispecific recombinant antibodies, bacteria interactions with eosinophils and mast cells, the allergic effector unit, mast cell derived tumors: new antibody based treatment, the allergic inflammation and the resolvome, non IgE - mediated mast cell activation in diseases Eliot H. Ohlstein, USA (Editor)- Drug discovery and development, urogenital biology, cardiovascular / metabolic medicine John A. Peters, UK (LGICs Liaison) Alex Phipps, UK - Oncology, Clinical Pharmacology, Biologics and Immunotherapy Joerg Striessnig, Austria (VGICs Liaison)- Physiology, pharmacology and pathophysiological role of voltage-gated calcium channels

They mediate interaction between cells and the environment, and often serve as docking sites for pathogens.

The Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG) is a large research initiative, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and formed to define the paradigms by which protein - carbohydrate interactions mediate cell communication.

In addition to their antioxidant properties, these polyphenolic compounds exhibit neuroprotective properties by their interaction with cellular signaling pathways followed by transcription and translation that mediate cell function under both normal and pathologic conditions.