Brain cells mimic muscle signaling to enhance learning and memory
This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...
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Brain Cells Use Muscle-Like Signals to Strengthen Learning and Memory
New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.
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High-resolution imaging reveals ladder-like structure of the endoplasmic reticulum in neurons (VIDEO)
New research details the subcellular structures in neurons that enable signals to be transmitted from where they are received at specific sites on dendrites to the decision-making cell body located ...
Wound healing at a smaller scale: Study reveals membrane tension regulates cellular repair
Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.
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Myelin: A Specialized Membrane for Cell Communication
All information both to and from the body must be coordinated and ... by fusion of the apposed inner leaflets of the plasma membrane in glial cells, with no intervening cytoplasm (Figure 1B).
Cryogenic electron microscopy uncovers key cellular recycling process for human health
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has identified a key mechanism responsible for endosomal recycling ...