Cell Biology

Fighting Leukemia Notch by Notch

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The coming together of two proteins in a process called dimerization is a key step in causing cancerous cell replication in certain tumors in mice.

Splicing Master Switch Impairs Cell Motility and May Prevent Cancer Spread

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Researchers have implicated alternative splicing in key steps in the progression of cancer.

Molecular Motor Spirals Hand Over Hand

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Researchers show how individual molecular motor proteins walk hand over hand along the filaments that make up the structural support of a cell.

New Role for Transfer RNA

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Penn researchers have found that tRNA doesn't just shuttle genetic cargo: It also helps to control programmed cell death, which eliminates damaged cells from the body.

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