By swapping out just one microRNA building block for another, ADAR1 alters the carefully
orchestrated system cells use to control which genes are turned on or off at which times.
Not exact matches
«We found that a protein expressed by gut bacteria called Bacteroides works to prevent IBD by rapidly recruiting white blood
cells to kill a
cell of the immune
system that is responsible for
orchestrating IBD,» says McCoy.
Researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for
Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and an international team have now identified an ingenious mechanism by which the body
orchestrates the regeneration of red and white blood
cells from progenitor
cells.
The protein fragments draw the attention of T
cells, one caste of the immune
system's warriors, which secrete a variety of immune hormones and
orchestrate the different players of the immune reaction.
LA JOLLA, CA — When the body is under attack from pathogens, the immune
system marshals a diverse collection of immune
cells to work together in a tightly
orchestrated process and defend the host against the intruders.
In parallel studies, the Orr - Weaver lab has made major advances in deciphering the complex regulatory
system that
orchestrates meiosis, the
cell division process that creates eggs or sperm.
Helper
cells work with the other
cells of the immune
system to
orchestrate and carry out appropriate immune responses.