lthough the brain is thought to regulate sleep--how much, when, and how much sleep occurs--sleep deprivation affects the body, and body signals can affect sleep. The mechanisms that the body uses to regulate sleep, on the other hand, are largely unknown.
According to a recent study publishe
According to a recent study published in Cell Reports, sleep in worms is regulated by the body via cellular pathways that maintain optimal protein function, from synthesis to breakdown.
A new atlas maps more than 300 protein kinases found in human cells and identifies which types of protein substrates they target. The atlas could help scientists understand what happens when cells become cancerous or are treated with specific drugs.
As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): There are certain genes in the individual brain cells of an Alzheimer's patient that show distinctive cellular pathways, say researchers.