Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...

Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body—not only during normal tissue formation and wound healing, but also when tumor cells metastasize. This ...

Enzymes are proteins that facilitate biochemical reactions by acting as a catalyst, and thus, their expression and activity have a strong influence on the reactions taking place within cells. As ...

Study reveals how an RNA enzyme drives the postnatal switch from glucose to fatty acids in heart cells, highlighting ketogenesis as essential for metabolism. Study: The tRNA methyltransferase Mettl1 ...

Cells spend energy not just on reactions, but on control. New research explains why staying stable comes with an unseen ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a previously unknown connection between two fundamental cellular processes, ...

Their findings, published in a Cell Reports paper titled “Palmitoylation and PDE6δ regulate membrane-compartment-specific substrate ubiquitylation and degradation,” have implications for developing ...

Switching off a single enzyme in immune cells protected mice from obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease in a new study, offering a potential new treatment target for metabolic disorders.

The phrase “blood and guts” may acquire a gentler meaning, one associated with care and healing rather than ferocity and violence—or more to the point, to the provision of blood rather than the ...