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Novel insights into neuronal activity-dependent gene expression by CREB
In a new study from Osaka University, researchers investigated how neuronal activity influences CREB dynamics. The findings provide novel insights into the ...
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2016
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Novel Method to Study Quantum Fluctuations in Exotic Phases of Matter
An Osaka University-led international research team demonstrated that the effective charge of current carrying particles can be used to quantify quantum ...
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2017
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Nuclear pore complex outer rings: no longer “one size fits all”
In eukaryotic cells, molecules can only move into or out of the nucleus through specialized channels called nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Each NPC has a ring ...
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2019
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Obesity and Inflammation – A Deadly Combination for Prostate Cancer
A new Osaka-centered study identified the mechanisms of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced prostate cancer progression. They observed in a mouse model that HFD ...
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2018
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Osaka University Rolls the Dice on Perovskite Interfaces
Osaka University-led researchers developed a robust Monte Carlo-based refinement computerized approach to precisely and accurately model perovskite oxide ...
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2017
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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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Plot Twist: Straightening Single-Molecule Conductors Improves their Performance
Researchers at Osaka University synthesized nanowires made of a single molecule of oligothiophene up to 10 nanometers in length. By forcing the molecular chain ...
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2019
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Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC) are quantum reaction devices!
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2013
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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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Pulling the Genome Apart: Chromosome Segregation During Mitosis Explained
Osaka University researchers shed light on the protein complexes and processes that enable microtubules to bind to the centromeres of chromosomes and ...
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2018
