Other types of stem cells are capable of creating
multiple different cell types, but not all the cell types in the body.
The advent of human - induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology has provided a unique opportunity to establish cellular models of disease from individual patients, and to study the effects of the underlying genetic aberrations upon
multiple different cell types, many of which would not normally be accessible.
«The best case scenario is that from this one very accessible and highly proliferative source of stem cells, we will be able to obtain
multiple different cell types that can be used for a broad range of applications in regenerative medicine,» he said.
Not exact matches
Although blood
cells serve
multiple roles in the body and have complex interactions with other cellular materials, most synthetic blood products have aimed to just stick to the bare basics — shuttling oxygen from the lungs to
different vital organs and then bringing carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled.
One way to get many types of
cells or proteins from the same genetic starting material is by mixing and matching
different parts of one gene to produce
multiple gene readouts, a phenomenon known as alternative splicing.
Using a mouse model, the team also demonstrated that two processes during neurodevelopment are regulated by the gene: proliferation — the replication of neuronal stem
cells that have the potential to become
multiple different kinds of
cells, including neurons — and migration — the movement of neurons to specific locations in the brain during development.
The olfactory system comprises six million to 10 million receptor
cells (of which there are nearly 400
different types) and links to
multiple brain structures and neural pathways, including those involved in memory, emotion and movement.
«This could be useful in developing new combination therapies, where
multiple drugs are used simultaneously to treat a cancer by attacking
different parts of the cancer
cells at the same time.»
Comparing the metastasized tumors with the original breast tumors, the researchers were surprised to learn that
multiple, slightly genetically
different cells from the original site had broken away together and established the new tumors.
If metastatic cancers are most often made up of
cells with
different genetic drivers, perhaps researchers should be targeting the primary tumor with
multiple drugs to contain the cancer.
To understand this spread, the Penn researchers developed a mouse model that uses
multiple fluorescent proteins to tag and track
different pancreatic cancer
cells as they enter the bloodstream and spread to distant organs.
The researchers then compared tumor
cells isolated from
multiple different breast cancer patients and found that
cells expressing lower amounts of Numb - 1 and -2 were more resistant to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin.
The resulting «map» of gene - drug interactions allowed the researchers to accurately predict the responses of
multiple human cancer
cell lines to
different chemotherapy agents based on the
cell lines» genetic profiles and also revealed new genetic factors that appear to determine the response of breast and ovarian tumor
cells to common classes of chemotherapy treatment.
One type of stem
cell can produce
multiple types of nerve
cells at
different stages of the brain's development.
According to the researchers, there is an average of 2000 nuclear pores per
cell and each individual nuclear pore consists of
multiple copies of more than 30
different proteins that each serve
different functions.
The aperture restricts light exposure to a very small fraction of a sample, limiting damage to
cells and fluorescent molecules, and the method can be used to image
multiple colors at the same time, so scientists can simultaneously track several
different proteins.
The finding that normal fertilization can result in embryos containing
cells with
different parental sets of chromosomes is a new mechanism for chimerism, which was previously thought to occur only as the result of fertilization errors, for example, the fusion of
multiple sperm or eggs to form an embryo.
Using
different types of perovskites across
multiple layers could allow solar
cells to more effectively absorb a broader range of photons.
They discovered that each of the face
cells is tuned to view faces in slightly
different ways — as if photographing a face from
multiple angles at once.
Hsp90 inhibitors are among several innovative new types of treatment designed to attack cancer indirectly, by destabilising
multiple different proteins required for the growth and survival of cancer
cells.
Only larger stimuli covering far more than one
cell's receptive field — the area where a bipolar
cell collects photoreceptor inputs — generated
different signals across
multiple channels.
The transmission of
different states of gene expression through
multiple cell divisions and across generations has been termed «epigenetic,» since the underlying DNA sequence is identical in both states.
This murine model system offers a superior source of immortalized
cell populations as many of the difficulties associated with the in vitro transfection process are eliminated (e.g., initial requirement for many
cells,
different sites of gene integration,
multiple copy number; Ref.
The genome is regulated at
multiple levels, and
cells need to integrate external and internal cues and coordinate
different regulatory levels to properly exert biological functions.
Because most immune
cells typically can't get into the brain, microglia are adapted to perform
multiple functions that are normally handled by several
different types of immune
cells.
As if that had not been complicated enough already, it has been discovered that even the very same tumor can harbor
multiple different stem
cell populations in its midst!
The SDF - 1 / CXCR4 interaction stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of CXCR4, followed by the activation of
multiple G protein - dependent signaling pathways, which may be
different among
cell types.
Willet, Mills, and their colleagues believe the discovery that
cells in
different organs go through the same process to become proliferative could lead to new potential targets for cancer treatment because the factors that initiate tumours could be the same in
multiple organs.
Stem
cells have the capacity to differentiate into any of the
different tissues making up the human body, thus holding the promise of treating or curing diseases such as
multiple sclerosis or spinal - cord injury by replacing diseased
cells with healthy
cells.
The specific transcriptional regulation of tor points to
multiple and distinct regulatory mechanisms for
different maternal genes, rather than a general mechanism for the regulation of nurse -
cell transcription.
As this process — known to neuroscientists as Hebbian learning — occurs in
multiple neighboring
cells, it creates webs of connections between
different neurons, encoding and linking information.
Numbness in
different parts of the body including the legs is one of the most common symptoms of
multiple sclerosis, a condition in which the immune system attacks the sheath around nerve
cells.
Prior research had developed a number of new compounds making use of a novel drug discovery paradigm which begins with natural products extracted from plants; it then entails selecting synthetic derivatives which demonstrate efficacy in
multiple assays testing protection against
different factors of the nerve
cell damage and death which take place in brain injuries and in age - associated neurodegenerative conditions.
Such diets provide a broad approach to cancer prevention because they contain many
different compounds that can attack the
multiple pathways of cancer stem
cell survival.
The vaccine creates «a really nice activation of
multiple different types of immune
cells,» Greer said.
Generally, all are darkhaired breeds, and a dark coat color has been associated with the development of subungual squamous
cell carcinomas arising on
multiple digits, often on
different extremities.
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cell counters and microscopes, to analyze urine, blood, and tissue samples; recorded both normal and abnormal findings; had less than a.1 percent margin of error in sample findings • Used computerized instruments and automated equipment to perform
multiple tests at one time; maintained calibration and proper function of equipment on a regular basis • Entered data from tests into physician reports; discussed abnormal results with supervisor and re-ran tests before logging data into patient's medical record