Recent work has revealed an evolutionarily conserved trio of proteins that regulate cell polarity in epithelial cells, embryonic blastomeres and neural precursors. This common cell-polarity mechanism ...

Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces of blood vessels and organs, possess a feature called apicobasal polarity that enables them to distinguish between their exterior and interior environment by ...

A previously unknown mechanism involving the protein Scribble helps maintain polarity in cells, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. This new ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Achieving proper polarity is essential for cellular function. In bacteria, cell polarity has been observed by using both morphological and ...

Almost all cell types exhibit some form of polarity; cell polarity refers to the spatial differences in shape, structure and function within a cell, which enables the cell to carry out specialized ...

Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the release of Cell Polarity, available on its website in hardcover format. Most animal cells are polarized, with ...

Recent research has identified the master switch that triggers the symmetry breaking process in the zygotes of the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. Contrary to the simplified perception of cells ...

Yeast cell polarity and division dynamics underpin the fundamental processes of asymmetric growth and replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The establishment of polarity is mediated by the ...

Planar cell polarity (PCP), a process in which the epithelial tissues are polarized within the plane of the epithelium, plays an important role in development and organ function. Defects in PCP are ...

Dr. Irwin Arias, emeritus senior scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a renowned doctor in the field of hepatology, the study of the liver, emphasized the importance of studying ...

All living things polarize, so examining the elements of how this occurs is to study the basic necessities of life. Lombardo’s lab focuses on studying human cell polarity and was recently awarded a ...

Not only the number of migrating cancer cells determines the risk for metastasis but also their characteristics. For circulating cancer cells to be able to invade tissues and settle at other sites in ...