Unveiling the intricate mechanisms behind oxysterol-induced cell death
Oxysterols are a class of molecules derived from cholesterol via oxidation or as byproducts of cholesterol synthesis. Despite ...
Unraveling structure and function relationships in synthetic cell receptors
Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...
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Vascular mural cells protect the adult brain from haemorrhage but do not control the blood-brain barrier in developing zebrafish
This important study examines the role of pericytes in patterning the zebrafish blood-brain barrier (BBB) and controlling its permeability. Using pdgfrb mutant zebrafish models lacking brain pericytes ...
Grid cells' rhythmic sweeps reshape understanding of brain's spatial navigation
A discovery at the Kavli Institute at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway has uncovered a ...