Androgens exert their effects largely by binding to nuclear androgen receptors to regulate gene expression, but they can also bind to receptors in plasma membranes to rapidly induce cellular responses ...

Some products of arachidonic acid have already been well studied: the prostanoids formed by cyclooxygenases are central ...

How do embryos develop? Why does the cortex of the mammalian brain fold? How do we feel touch at our fingertips? These and ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how neurons sense and transmit mechanical forces across their membranes—a key to understanding touch, movement, and development.

About one-third of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration target the largest family of cell membrane ...

JINAN, China, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Professor Sun Jinpeng's team at Shandong University and collaborators published a research paper titled "Metabolic signaling of ceramides through ...

• Activation of nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) results in immunity and a localized cell death. NLR cell death activity requires oligomerization and in some cases plasma ...

Cancer immunotherapy, especially using T cells, is showing a lot of promise in treating blood cancers. Bioengineered T cells, ...