'Jumping gene' caught in the act: Advanced imaging provides new insights into retrotransposons
Transposons, also known as jumping genes or mobile genetic elements as they can replicate and reinsert themselves in the ...
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First snapshot of retrotransposon in action
Home > Pressemitteilung: First snapshot of retrotransposon in ...
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A double-agent microRNA regulates viral cross-kingdom infection in animals and plants
Insect miRNAs can be transferred to their host plants upon feeding. This study shows that a conserved insect microRNA plays a ...
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Protein waste turned into antibiotics as a defence strategy of human cells
As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...
Enzyme trick allows bacteria to embed themselves permanently in host cells
Working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, scientists at the University of ...
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Notch signaling maintains a progenitor-like subclass of hepatocellular carcinoma
Jagged 1-Notch2 signaling and a distinctive progenitor-like gene expression profile. Within the limitations of the PDX system they used, their methods are state-of-the-art, their data are strong and ...
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New insights into how white blood cells clear pathogens
A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound.