Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are allotter membrane proteins that belong to a large family of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate transmission in the cholinergic system. Structurally, it consists of five subunits of one of the four types alpha,...
The fate of a cell is determined by signals from their environment and their ability to respond to them. Some signaling pathways are involved in vital decisions during the development of organisms, this being an example of epithelial-mesenchymal...
Insulin is a paradigm of regulation and specific function. Essential anabolic hormone in the adult, seems to have a different role during embryonic development. A group from the Center for Biological Research, CSIC has been characterized step by step...
Claudin-1 is an integral membrane protein of about 23 kDa, mapada on chromosome 3, whose function is cell adhesion. Is involved in cell growth and maintenance and is present in the tight junctions between cells, structures whose main functions emphasizes...
The cover image of the international edition of the February 13 issue of the journal Angewandte Chemie German represents a new form of DNA helices formed by three researchers who have described CSIC, Institute of Biomedical Research of the PCB and the...
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