All cells rely on cell signaling to detect and respond to cues in their environment. This process not only promotes the proper functioning of individual cells, but it also allows communication and ...

Using a novel method that gives a readout of which proteins are in specific locations within cells, UT Southwestern Medical ...

Cellular competition is an essential surveillance mechanism that eliminates unwanted cells, playing a key role in development ...

Now with patient tumors, the team has taken this insight a step further, demonstrating that adhesion strength of tumor cells is variable and the next step will be to determine if adhesion can help ...

Malignant melanoma (MM) is among the most lethal cutaneous neoplasms, frequently tied to metastasis and poor outcomes. Neural cell adhesion molecule L1 (L1CAM) is a protein that has been associated ...

Ladoux´s team is investigating the relationships between adhesion and mechanical and biochemical signaling for the adaptation of living cells to changes in their physical environment at diverse ...

Hydrogels, which are soft materials formed by crosslinking polymers, could have a variety of medical applications.