Daily Archives: August 13, 2011

Trail membrane ligand induces apoptosis to neighbor cells. many individuals not responsive to trail therapy to kill cancer. cell to cell variability. caspace signaling part of kill signal waiting delay varies dramatically. Distribution depends on dose. time to die post … Continue reading →

Alexander Hoffmann, University of California, San Diego, Parsimonious Gene Regulatory Network modeling reveals mRNA half-life control of the pathogen-responsive transcriptome innate immune response info processing decompose into modules. combinatorial code encoded by signal pathway, decoded by TFs combos on promoters. signaling … Continue reading →

Nicole King, University of California, Berkeley, The origin of animal multicellularity Many of the genes for cell adhesion and cell-cell signaling evolved before the transition to multicellularity. Originally involved in capturing prey? Now in holding cells together? Colony formation: single cell … Continue reading →