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Photosynthesis Involves a Protein “Piston”
The photosystem I (PSI)–ferrodoxin (Fd) complex is important in electron transfer during photosynthesis, through which plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, ...
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2018
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Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University have characterized a protein, called VSP, that keeps sperm swimming in straight lines. Deletion of the protein ...
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2019
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Raising the steaks: First 3D-bioprinted structured Wagyu beef-like meat unveiled
Osaka University researchers have recreated the complex texture and marbling of Wagyu steaks by using bioprinted cells. By manually structuring and slicing the ...
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2021
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Reading the Signs: Semaphorin Linked to Lung Cancer Treatment Resistance
Osaka University researchers showed that high levels of the protein Semaphorin 7a are associated with resistance to treatment with EGFR-TKIs in lung ...
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2018
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Regulator of Chromosome Structure Crucial to Healthy Brain Function and Nerve Development
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2017
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Researchers discover key mechanism of DNA replication
Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have uncovered a key control mechanism of DNA replication with potential implications for better understanding how ...
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2018
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Researchers discover molecular light switch in photoreceptor cells
Transducin, a protein found inside photoreceptor cells in vertebrate eyes, alters its cellular location in response to changes in light intensity, allowing our ...
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2019
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Researchers find adult endothelial stem cells that can make fully functional blood vessels
Stem cells are increasingly used to treat disorders caused by defective tissues. The repair of blood vessels by vascular endothelial stem cells (VESCs) is an ...
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2018
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Researchers split the “AtoM” in search of a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, disabling disease in which the joints become swollen and painfully inflamed. Current treatments can only reduce symptoms or ...
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2019
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Resist! TAK1 enables endothelial cells to avoid apoptosis
TNFα-induced cell death is tightly regulated and resisted in endothelial cells. Here, an Osaka University-led research team used a unique type of mouse, in ...
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2019
