An international team of scientists has unveiled the most comprehensive model yet that explains how cells control the flow of materials in and out of their nuclei—solving one of biology's oldest ...

Gene expression is the process by which genetic information is used to produce proteins, essential for cells to function properly. It takes place in two steps (first the transcription, then the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Zeins, the main storage proteins of maize that accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum of the endosperm cells, are particularly interesting ...

DNA in Cell Cytoplasm Implicated in Age-Related Blindness A new study suggests that DNA synthesized in the cell cytoplasm drives retinal cell death in an advanced form of age-related macular ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell ...

The cytoplasm of ruptured Xenopus frog eggs spontaneously reorganizes into cell-like compartments, according to a study. Can scrambled eggs unscramble themselves? Well, sort of. The cytoplasm of ...

As a tumor grows, it interacts constantly with objects in the surrounding environment, such as blood vessels, signaling molecules and immune cells. Communication between these entities is a two-way ...

Growth chamber experiments with sunflower in nutrient solution were performed to investigate the effect of phosphorus and bicarbonate in inducing iron chlorosis. Iron chlorosis as proved by lower dry ...