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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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New light shed on how bone marrow niches keep stem cells thriving
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) require specialized niches in bone marrow to generate functional blood cells. CAR cells are among cell types located in niches, ...
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Accepted or Rejected? Uncovering How Fate of B Cell is Determined
Osaka University-centered researchers identify the plasma cell-prone B cells in the light zone of germinal centers. Higher expression of the proteins ICAM-1 ...
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Study sheds light on recently evolved traits among Japanese descendants
Evolution allows advantageous traits to become predominant. Evolutionary adaptions that occur on comparatively short time scales are less well-understood. ...
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Study sheds light on bacterial propeller assembly
The bacterial flagellum is a motor whose assembly occurs in an ordered, stepwise fashion. However, the molecular details of this ordered assembly are poorly ...
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How do cells sense glutamine and control their autophagy and activation?
Scientists at Osaka University clarified that the Pib2 complex directly bound to glutamine in yeast cells, which activated a signaling pathway for cell growth ...
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A fresh sensation in sensing technology
Scientists at Osaka University introduced a new super spectral resolution method for multi-channel spectrometers to conventional interrogators for optical ...
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Igniting the Rheumatoid Arthritis Flame Through A Cellular Cascade
Osaka University-led international researchers identified a network of cells responsible for secretion of a key inflammatory cytokine in development of ...
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The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled
Researchers at Osaka University discovered lncRNAs to activate the male-determining gene doublesex1 (Dsx1) necessary for sex determination in the crustacean ...
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Organ regeneration is no longer a distant dream
Researchers at Osaka University used live imaging of the Drosophila embryonic hindgut and computer simulations to clarify that a novel cellular behavior called ...
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