Cell - Travors

Discovery of cell protein that keeps Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus dormant

May 16, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Ashish Kumar, Yuanzhi Lyu, Yuichi Yanagihashi, Chanikarn Chantarasrivong, Vladimir Majerciak, Michelle Salemi, Kang-Hsin Wang, Tomoki Inagaki, Frank Chuang, Ryan R. Davis, Clifford G. Tepper, Kazushi Nakano, Chie Izumiya, Michiko Shimoda, Ken-ichi Nakajima, Alexander Merleev, Zhi-Ming Zheng, Mel Campbell, Yoshihiro Izumiya. KSHV episome tethering sites on host chromosomes and regulation of latency-lytic switch by … Read more

Artificial cell membrane channels composed of DNA can be opened and locked with a key

May 12, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Swarup Dey, Adam Dorey, Leeza Abraham, Yongzheng Xing, Irene Zhang, Fei Zhang, Stefan Howorka, Hao Yan. A reversibly gated protein-transporting membrane channel made of DNA. Nature Communications, 2022; 13 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28522-2 In new research, Arizona State University professor Hao Yan, along with ASU colleagues and international collaborators from University College London describe … Read more

Cell biology: How mitochondria report stress

April 9, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Evelyn Fessler, Luisa Krumwiede, Lucas T. Jae. DELE1 tracks perturbed protein import and processing in human mitochondria. Nature Communications, 2022; 13 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29479-y Researchers have long posited a link between dysfunctions in mitochondria, little organelles in the interior of cells, and the aging process and age-related illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease. “Many … Read more

Solar cell keeps working long after sun sets

April 6, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Sid Assawaworrarit, Zunaid Omair, Shanhui Fan. Nighttime electric power generation at a density of 50 mW/m2 via radiative cooling of a photovoltaic cell. Applied Physics Letters, 2022; 120 (14): 143901 DOI: 10.1063/5.0085205 In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Stanford University constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during … Read more

Researchers shorten manufacturing time for CAR T cell therapy

April 3, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Saba Ghassemi, Joseph S. Durgin, Selene Nunez-Cruz, Jai Patel, John Leferovich, Marilia Pinzone, Feng Shen, Katherine D. Cummins, Gabriela Plesa, Vito Adrian Cantu, Shantan Reddy, Frederic D. Bushman, Saar I. Gill, Una O’Doherty, Roddy S. O’Connor, Michael C. Milone. Rapid manufacturing of non-activated potent CAR T cells. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2022; 6 (2): … Read more

Atlas of migraine cell types sheds light on new therapeutic targets

March 29, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Lite Yang, Mengyi Xu, Shamsuddin A. Bhuiyan, Jia Li, Jun Zhao, Randall J. Cohrs, Justin T. Susterich, Sylvia Signorelli, Ursula Green, James R. Stone, Dan Levy, Jochen K. Lennerz, William Renthal. Human and mouse trigeminal ganglia cell atlas implicates multiple cell types in migraine. Neuron, 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.03.003 “Very few pain therapeutics have … Read more

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome – The New Kid On The Block – Food Pharmacy

March 29, 2022 by Pauline Moonlky

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Carbon-coated nickel enables fuel cell free of precious metals

March 25, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Yunfei Gao, Yao Yang, Roberto Schimmenti, Ellen Murray, Hanqing Peng, Yingming Wang, Chuangxin Ge, Wenyong Jiang, Gongwei Wang, Francis J. DiSalvo, David A. Muller, Manos Mavrikakis, Li Xiao, Héctor D. Abruña, Lin Zhuang. A completely precious metal–free alkaline fuel cell with enhanced performance using a carbon-coated nickel anode. Proceedings of the National Academy … Read more

Revamped design could take powerful biological computers from the test tube to the cell

March 24, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Samuel W. Schaffter, Elizabeth A. Strychalski. Cotranscriptionally encoded RNA strand displacement circuits. Science Advances, 2022; 8 (12) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl4354 Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have developed long-lived biological computers that could potentially persist inside cells. In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, the authors … Read more

Materials scientists finding solutions to biggest hurdle for solar cell technology

March 15, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Shaun Tan, Tianyi Huang, Ilhan Yavuz, Rui Wang, Tae Woong Yoon, Mingjie Xu, Qiyu Xing, Keonwoo Park, Do-Kyoung Lee, Chung-Hao Chen, Ran Zheng, Taegeun Yoon, Yepin Zhao, Hao-Cheng Wang, Dong Meng, Jingjing Xue, Young Jae Song, Xiaoqing Pan, Nam-Gyu Park, Jin-Wook Lee, Yang Yang. Stability-limiting heterointerfaces of perovskite photovoltaics. Nature, 2022; DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04604-5 … Read more