T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on ...
A cluster of recent studies has sharpened the scientific picture of how T cells switch on, tracking the molecular signals ...
Colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, largely due to metastasis and ...
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed CarGAP, a chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin B₁₂ and green light to precisely control gap junctions, the ...
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology have found that physically resisting the formation of an immunological synapse actually promotes a stronger immune response. The findings could ...
Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...
Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the ...
T Cells Gain Phagocytic Function via Specific Antigen RecognitionThe research team engineered CD8+ Jurkat T cells to express SVAR16 ...
Researchers use single-cell analysis to show how transplanted neural stem cells interact with the retina to preserve vision in retinitis pigmentosa.