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Liver cancer cells manipulate stromal cells involved in fibrosis to promote tumor growth
Researchers led by Osaka University have found that liver cancer cells induce autophagy in hepatic stellate cells, causing them to produce a growth factor ...
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2020
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Alpha-ray missile therapy: tumor cells attacked from intracellular region
Researchers from Osaka University have innovated a technique of irradiating cancer from within. They tagged α-methyl-L-tyrosine, an amino acid, with ...
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2020
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Generation of conjunctivae in a dish
Researchers from Osaka University generated functional conjunctival tissue in a dish. By identifying the protein epidermal growth factor and keratinocyte ...
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2021
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How hepatitis C virus evades the immune system
Researchers from Osaka University unpicked how hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) evade the immune system to cause chronic infection. By ...
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2021
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The molecular underpinnings of immune cell migration
Researchers from Osaka University discovered a novel molecular mechanism by which immune cells migrate and reach sites of infection. By studying dendritic ...
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2021
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From symmetry to asymmetry: the two sides of life
Researchers from Osaka University used innovative imaging techniques to demonstrate symmetric collective alignment of nuclei in the muscle cells of the ...
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2021
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The path(way) less traveled in DNA double-strand break repair
Researchers from Osaka University have found that protein phosphatase 1 binds to RIF1 at double-strand DNA breaks to promote repair by the non-homologous end ...
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2021
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Study on chromosomal rearrangements in yeast reveals potential avenue for cancer therapy
Researchers from Osaka University have found that the attachment of a ubiquitin molecule to a protein called PCNA at the lysine 107 position causes gross ...
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2021
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Link discovered between male infertility and self-eating
Sertoli cells are important for spermatogenesis. Researchers at Osaka University have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism of Sertoli cell function. ...
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2021
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The good herb: buckwheat liquor helps cells clean house
Researchers from Osaka University have found that quercetin, a component of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine tartary buckwheat extract, can induce ...
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2021
