Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Exocytosis, the fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane to allow release of the contents of the vesicles into the extracellular environment, and endocytosis, the internalization of ...

Oocytes are long-lived cells that require specialized adaptations to maintain their fitness. This study shows that human ...

Chemotherapy used to target and kill bladder cancer cells may trigger an inflammatory response that ultimately may make the ...

Amino acids play a fundamental role in regulating how cells respond to drugs. These molecules, which form proteins, act like ...

A research team led by Professor Takuya Yamamoto (Department of Life Science Frontiers) and Professor Yasuhiro Yamada at the University of Tokyo has developed a novel in vivo system that reveals how ...

Antibody–siRNA conjugates (ARCs) are a type of promising drug modalities for cancer therapy. However, initial reports of ARCs present the gene knockdown effect only in limited tissues (e.g., muscles) ...

Each year in the U.S., approximately 2.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). About 50,000 of these injuries will result in death, and more than 80,000 will lead to permanent ...