Sentences with phrase «other chemical signaling»

The researchers have some evidence that S. gallolyticus may also work through other chemical signaling pathways to enhance colon cancer growth.

There, depending on what other chemical signals are present, the GAPDH can either stimulate the neuron's growth or activate a self - destruct program — called apoptosis — that will kill the neuron.

Holy and former graduate student Pei Sabrina Xu, PhD, screened hundreds of thousands of neurons in mice's vomeronasal organs, a structure in the nose that detects pheromones as well as other chemical signals.

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The chemical tells individual neurons to fire off a signal or not, influencing other brain signals and pathways, and essentially serves as a traffic cop of motivation, emotion, and social behavior.

When you or your child comes in contact with egg proteins, immune system cells (antibodies) recognize them and signal the immune system to release histamine and other chemicals that cause allergic signs and symptoms.

Perhaps the beetles excreted some kind of chemical signal that combined with the tree's tissues to form an irresistible scent for other beetles.

Based on their results and evidence from other studies on addiction and the hippocampus, the authors suggest an intriguing explanation for addiction: newborn neurons in the hippocampus inhibit the release of dopamine, one of the major chemical messengers that act as a reward signal.

King hypothesizes that proteins that the single - celled ancestors of animals used to interact with the extracellular environment — to capture bacterial prey by binding to their cell surface and to detect chemical signals — were later repurposed to enable cells to stick to and talk to each other.

However, in people with asthma, the M2 cells and the chemical signals they emit linger and call in other cells that cause inflammation that can trigger an asthma attack with the classic symptoms of difficulty breathing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

As a result, cells could send chemical signals to each other without interference, setting the stage for complex organs to evolve.

The second gene, TNFRSF6B, encodes a receptor related to those that bind tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-- a key chemical signal for triggering inflammation in IBD as well as in patients with other autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.

Preti is hot on the scent of the human armpit because he believes that secretions from the so - called axillary region harbor pheromones, airborne chemical signals that influence mating, dominance, familyties, and maturation in other species of the animal kingdom.

When a T cell detects one, it morphs into a fighting machine, zapping invaders with lethal chemicals, multiplying into an army of identical killers or signaling other immune - system troops to join the attack.

He said previous research shows that memories make changes in the synapse, the thousands of regions in each neuron responsible for sending electrical and chemical signals to other neurons.

In the latest issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research, they describe a potent pheromone that Eurasian ruffe emit when injured, and this chemical signal repulses other ruffe.

Unlike many other species, male hunting spiders do not use chemical signals such as sex pheromones to attract a mate.

According to Hay, who is chairman of the Working Party on Chemical and Biological Weapons, a group of experts that monitors progress on the weapons treaties, Britain could give a «positive signal to other states by ratifying sooner rather than later».

Receptors facilitate chemical and electrical signals between neurons in the brain, allowing those neurons to communicate with each other.

In other organisms, there is instead a signaling mechanism: An embryonic cell receives chemical signals from neighboring cells that activate (or repress) the genes that allow for germ - line function.

Some of the pinpointed genes are known to be involved in the function of synapses, tiny connectors that allow brain cells to communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals.

The researchers hypothesize that the ants use chemical signals called pheromones to determine when the nest has the right proportion of soldiers to other workers.

Even though cells are not threatened by hurricanes and earthquakes, the damage induced by heat or radiation is equally devastating: Important proteins that control chemical reactions, transport substances or recognize signal substances, among others, lose their structure and are rendered useless.

Mice, like many other animals, use chemicals known as pheromones to transmit sexual signals, among others.

This brain chemical (also known as a neurotransmitter) helps nerve cells to send signals to other nerve cells.

Chemical or physical signals sent by predators can prompt some frog embryos to speed up their breakouts, while others delay hatching in a bid to stay safe.

Looking forward, the researchers are now hoping to examine other Ediacaran sediments from around the globe to verify the rapid reversals» signal, along with hunting for biological or chemical evidence for high doses of UV radiation in the fossil record.

Alterations in the genetic coding for a nerve cell receptor, which detects a chemical signal that is key to behavioral change, could point the way to designing therapies most effective for patients suffering from schizophrenia, drug addiction and other mental illnesses.

But instead of trying to attack the creepy - crawlies directly, the columbine sends out a chemical signal that attracts dragonflies, beetles, and other insects.

HAIRS all over the body use the same two chemical signalling pathways to communicate with each other — a finding that might help treat baldness.

Dopamine is a chemical messenger aiding the transmission of signals in the brain and other areas of the body.

We know other mammals use chemical signals to communicate things such as identity, sex, social status and reproductive state.

Neurons communicate with each other through chemical and electrical signals that can be excitatory (activating) or inhibitory (deactivating), depending on their class: Pyramidal cells are excitatory neurons whilst interneurons are inhibitory.

Depression is associated with a multitude of pathological processes, including inflammation of the peripheral immune system, a set of biological structures and processes in the lymph nodes and other tissues that protect against disease and abnormalities involving synapses, the structures that permit neurons to pass an electrical or chemical signal to other neurons.

The goal here is to fashion simple biocomputers that use DNA and proteins to recognize specific chemical targets, store a few bits of information, and then report their status by changing color or emitting some other easily detectable signal.

Brain cells communicate with each other by firing off tiny chemical and electrical signals.

If a previous virus invades again, the T cells can quickly kill infected cells and make chemical signals, called cytokines, to call in other immune cells for reinforcement.

In the brain, neurons form highly interconnected networks, using chemical and electrical signals to communicate with each other.

This video shows an agent - based model of an immune cell receiving chemical signals from other cells.

The excited atoms, in turn, emit signals that can be used to create images of the brain, muscle, and other tissues, which can be distinguished based on the local physical and chemical environment of the water molecules.

chemical ecology The study of how plants and animals use chemicals and chemical signals in their interactions with each other and their environment.

Neurons communicate with each other through chemical signals that are released from one nerve terminal (pre-synapse) and received by another (post-synapse).

Emerging nanoscale implants will play an important role in understanding communication among nerve cells in the brain, while other researchers hope to use the same technology to probe chemical signaling in microbial communities.

These small molecules exhibit fascinating chemical diversity and regulate lifespan, reproduction, behavior and many other traits, often through signaling pathways that are shared throughout the animal kingdom.

Pheromones are considered to be airborne chemical signaling molecules that are released by humans, animals, and plants into the environment and they can affect the physiology and or behavior of other members of the same species.

Insulin, on the other hand, acts as a chemical signal that allows sugar to enter your cells where it creates energy.

Dopamine — this functions as a neurotransmitter which is a chemical released by neurons or nerve cells to send signals to other nerve cells.

Cells communicate with each other through chemical signals.

This is because the serotonin that your brain releases as a signal that it's time to sleep is not overridden by other chemicals from food.

Dopamine is a «happy» chemical that sends signals to other nerve cells and plays a major role in reward - motivated behavior.

Other result of chronic inflammation can be traced to destructive cell - signalling chemicals known as cytokines that contribute to many degenerative diseases.