Sentences with phrase «transport in human cells»

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This is likely, as recently discovered human globins appear to be involved in cell signaling rather than oxygen transport.

Unlike humans, who use their lymphatic systems to produce and transport white blood cells, tuna use theirs to move two of their fins, researchers report today in Science.

Their major hurdle: to come up with a replacement for hemoglobin (an iron - enriched protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body) that can be directly introduced into the human circulatory system.

The researchers have coated DNA nanostructures with virus capsid proteins in order to significantly improve their transport to human cells; this could find uses for example in enhanced drug delivery.

The study, «Facilitation of axon regeneration by enhancing mitochondrial transport and rescuing energy deficits,» which has been published in The Journal of Cell Biology, suggests potential new strategies to stimulate the regrowth of human neurons damaged by injury or disease.

Our technological expertise ranges from the most fundamental approaches to study membrane transport in lymphocytes and dendritic cells (subcellular compartmentalization, intravital microscopy, phagosomal functions), the systematic analysis of gene expression and it regulation (RNAseq, Chip Seq, proteomics) and physiological and pathological immune responses (mouse models for cancer immunity, immunomodulation / vaccination, human clinical studies in cancer).

The aim of the present study was to evaluate glucose transport and GS activity in human satellite cell cultures established from type 2 diabetic and control subjects.

Effect of preculturing human satellite cell cultures in increasing concentrations of insulin on the basal and insulin - stimulated glucose transport activity in cultures of human myofibers.

We describe here that in cells derived from human monocytes, i.e., macrophages and dendritic cells, the B - subunit was internalized in a receptor - dependent manner, but retrograde transport to the biosynthetic / secretory pathway did not occur and part of the internalized protein was degraded in lysosomes.

Abbreviations: Aβ, amyloid β - peptide; AD, Alzheimer's disease; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Ambra1, activating molecule in Beclin -1-regulated autophagy; AMPK, AMP - activated protein kinase; APP, amyloid precursor protein; AR, androgen receptor; Atg, autophagy - related; AV, autophagic vacuole; Bcl, B - cell lymphoma; BH3, Bcl - 2 homology 3; CaMKKβ, Ca2 + - dependent protein kinase kinase β; CHMP2B, charged multivesicular body protein 2B; CMA, chaperone - mediated autophagy; 2 ′ 5 ′ ddA, 2 ′, 5 ′ - dideoxyadenosine; deptor, DEP - domain containing mTOR - interacting protein; DRPLA, dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy; 4E - BP1, translation initiation factor 4E - binding protein - 1; Epac, exchange protein directly activated by cAMP; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; ERK1 / 2, extracellular - signal - regulated kinase 1/2; ESCRT, endosomal sorting complex required for transport; FAD, familial AD; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; FIP200, focal adhesion kinase family - interacting protein of 200 kDa; FoxO3, forkhead box O3; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; FTD3, FTD linked to chromosome 3; GAP, GTPase - activating protein; GR, guanidine retinoid; GSK3, glycogen synthase kinase 3; HD, Huntington's disease; hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell; hVps, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting homologue; IKK, inhibitor of nuclear factor κB kinase; IMPase, inositol monophosphatase; IP3R, Ins (1,4,5) P3 receptor; I1R, imidazoline - 1 receptor; JNK1, c - Jun N - terminal kinase 1; LC3, light chain 3; LD, Lafora disease; L - NAME, NG - nitro - L - arginine methyl ester; LRRK2, leucine - rich repeat kinase 2; MIPS, myo - inositol -1-phosphate synthase; mLST8, mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8; MND, motor neuron disease; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; mTORC, mTOR complex; MVB, multivesicular body; NAC, N - acetylcysteine; NBR1, neighbour of BRCA1 gene 1; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; p70S6K, ribosomal protein S6 kinase - 1; PD, Parkinson's disease; PDK1, phosphoinositide - dependent kinase 1; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3 - kinase; PI3KC1a, class Ia PI3K; PI3KC3, class III PI3K; PI3KK, PI3K - related protein kinase; PINK1, PTEN - induced kinase 1; PKA, protein kinase A; PLC, phospholipase C; polyQ, polyglutamine; PS, presenilin; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10; Rag, Ras - related GTP - binding protein; raptor, regulatory - associated protein of mTOR; Rheb, Ras homologue enriched in brain; rictor, rapamycin - insensitive companion of mTOR; SBMA, spinobulbar muscular atrophy; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxia; SLC, solute carrier; SMER, small - molecule enhancer of rapamycin; SMIR, small - molecule inhibitor of rapamycin; SNARE, N - ethylmaleimide - sensitive factor - attachment protein receptor; SOD1, copper / zinc superoxide dismutase 1; TFEB, transcription factor EB; TOR, target of rapamycin; TSC, tuberous sclerosis complex; ULK1, UNC -51-like kinase 1; UVRAG, UV irradiation resistance - associated gene; VAMP, vesicle - associated membrane protein; v - ATPase, vacuolar H + - ATPase; Vps, vacuolar protein sorting

Creatine plays a central role in the transport and storage of energy in every human body cell.

Some animal studies have shown that vanadium, like insulin, can promote amino acid transport into the cells, but various studies in humans have not confirmed any increase of the muscle mass or athletic endurance after taking vanadium supplements [6].

, he effect of probiotic bacteria on transepithelial calcium transport and calcium uptake in human intestinal - like Caco - 2 cells, 2006

Sulfur enables the transport of oxygen across cell membranes and not only is oxygen needed for healthy cellular regeneration in humans, it is the lack of oxygen that helps cancer cells to grow.

Included in this bundle: Biodiversity and Human Interaction Biologists Cell Division Cellular Transport Chemistry of Life Ecology Evolution and Natural Selection Genetics Human Body General Terms Human Body Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems Human Body Digestive System Human Body Endocrine System Human Body Excretory System Human Body Integumentary System Human Body Muscular System Human Body Nervous System Human Body Respiratory System Human Body Skeletal System Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Plant Structure and Function Scientific Method Taxonomy The Cell Types of Science What is Life

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

Covering: B1 - Cell Structure and transport B2 - Cell Division B3 - Organisation and the Digestive System B4 - Organising animals and plants B5 - Communicable Diseases B6 - Preventing and Treating Disease B7 - Non-Communicable Diseases B8 - Photosynthesis B9 - Respiration B10 - The Human Nervous System B11 - Hormonal Coordination B12 - Homeostasis in Action (GCSE Biology Only) B13 - Reproduction B14 - Variation and Evolution B15 - Genetics and Evolution B16 - Adaptations, Interdependence and Competition B17 - Organising an Ecosystem B18 - Biodiversity and Ecosystems

The topics covered across the three years are: Biology Humans as organisms - health, diet, exercise, nervous system, disease and control Living processes - respiration, reproduction, transport in cells, Variation, evolution, inheritance & genetics - cloning, mutation and natural selection Ecosystems and habitats - food webs, interdependence and extinction