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Deadly piston pump: how a colonization factor is secreted by bacterial type 4 pili
Researchers from Osaka University have found that the Vibrio cholerae colonization factor TcpF forms a flower-shaped trimer to specifically bind to the minor ...
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2022
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Drug-resistant bacteria flaunt their curves
Researchers from Osaka University have found that applying deep learning to electron microscope images can distinguish drug-resistant bacteria from ...
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2022
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Fat cell hormone boosts potential of stem cell therapy
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has shown promising results in the treatment of conditions ranging from liver cirrhosis to retinal damage, but results can ...
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2020
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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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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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Hickory dickory dock, the bean bug brain’s biological clock
Researchers from Osaka University have found that photoperiod variation in bean bugs is regulated by genes involved in maintaining circadian rhythm via the ...
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2022
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How bone marrow regenerates after chemotherapy
Researchers from Osaka University identified the molecular mechanism underlying bone marrow regeneration after chemotherapy. By studying group 2 innate ...
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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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How tissues harm themselves during wound healing
Researchers from Osaka University discovered that increased expression of Rbm7 in apoptotic tissue cells results in the recruitment of ...
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2020
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Huntington’s disease-causing DNA repeat mutations reversed in the lab
An international team of researchers identifies a compound that corrects genetic abnormalities involved in the onset and progression of Huntington’s disease ...
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2020