Removing Stressed Mitochondria from Axons Independent of Mitophagy
Removing Stressed Mitochondria from Axons Independent of Mitophagy. Lin and Cheng et al. reveal a new mechanism maintaining axonal mitochondrial integrity by releasing anchoring protein syntaphilin fr...
Shaping A Morphogen Gradient
Extracellular BMP-binding proteins, such as Sog, regulate the access of BMP ligands to their signaling receptors. Peluso et al. (Developmental Cell, August 2011) report ho...
How are some behaviors instinctively performed? Newborn mice rely on odor cues emitted by the mom to reliably release suckling behavior at birth. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute set out t...
Zeroing in on Repetitive Behaviors. Thomas Südhof and colleagues reveal that neuroligin-3 mutations enhance repetitive behaviors similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorders by selectively affec...
Thomas Südhof and colleagues reveal that neuroligin-3 mutations enhance repetitive behaviors similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorders by selectively affecting one type of medium spiny neuron...
p53's Hit Men - p53 both activates and represses gene expression to defend against tumorigenesis. Watch and listen as John Rinn takes you on a brief, personally guided tour of his lab's findings that ...
BRCA2 Bandages Stalled Forks - Maria Jasin and Katharina Schlacher reveal a new function for the breast cancer tumor suppressor BRCA2: in addition to repairing DNA damage, it prevents breaks from occu...
PLANTS Challenges of modifying root traits in crops for agriculture
PLANTS Challenges of modifying root traits in crops for agriculture - Created by Daniel P. Schachtman and colleagues (University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA). Read the related review article in Trends in...