Cell-to-cell communication is essential throughout all forms and stages of life, and many communication mechanisms are well studied. However, over the past few years, scientists have found increasing ...

A new study describes a key molecular mechanism that explains how cells exchange information through extracellular vesicles (EVs), small particles with great therapeutic potential. The results, ...

Researchers at Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, demonstrate a novel approach for nanoscopic profiling of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) using high-speed atomic ...

Study reveals how drug molecules bind in channels between neighboring cells, changing intercellular communication. Researchers have gained new knowledge of how drugs bind to connexin molecules. These ...

Ovarian follicle development is orchestrated through a complex network of direct and indirect signalling pathways between the central oocyte and its surrounding somatic granulosa cells. From the ...

Liver fibrosis, a pathological condition in which the liver becomes stiff and scarred, commonly develops in the progression of chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis and metabolic ...

A research team led by Professors Yixuan Wang and Shaorong Gao from the School of Life Sciences and Technology at Tongji University has made significant progress in understanding early human embryonic ...

What is NTVE?: A new process uses virus-like particles to export RNA from living cells, allowing gene activity analysis without cell destruction. Why it matters: The technique enables repeated ...