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Faulty Cell Transport System Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tau proteins disrupt the movement of molecules into and out of neuronal cells’ nuclei.
Faulty Cell Transport System Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Faulty Cell Transport System Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Tau proteins disrupt the movement of molecules into and out of neuronal cells’ nuclei.
Tau proteins disrupt the movement of molecules into and out of neuronal cells’ nuclei.
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A study explores how nuclear pore complexes are disrupted in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nobel Prize–Winning Biologist Dies
Catherine Offord | Feb 19, 2018
Günter Blobel, known for his work on the signal hypothesis of protein targeting, has died from cancer at age 81.
Sharing the Load
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By varying the size of their steps, dynein motor proteins work effectively as teams to carry heavy loads around the cell.
Alzheimer’s Mice Still Available
Jessica P. Johnson | Aug 17, 2011
Dropped from a patent lawsuit, at least one lab will be allowed to continue research on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Making the Gradient
Karen Hopkin | May 25, 2011
Ron Kaback didn’t believe that electrochemical gradients could power the transport of sugars and amino acids across cell membranes—until he proved that they do.
Freeze-Frame
Kelly Rae Chi | Feb 1, 2011
Tricks for probing a cell’s moving parts