'la Caixa' Foundation Backs Efforts to Validate New Therapeutic Targets for Breast Cancer

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

1 year ago
Microtubules, cell división, TTLL11, “la Caixa” Foundation

It has been supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, which today announced the award of 50,000 euros to Dr. Vernos to validate TTLL11 as a therapeutic target. If successful, the research could not only...

Physical forces regulate cell division

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
cell division, epithelial tissues, mechanical forces, cancer cells

This revelation could potentially open avenues to a greater understanding of the uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells in tumors, and their possible regulation by means of physical forces.

Link between defects in DNA replication and loss of heterochromatin

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

7 years ago
cell division, epigenetics, DNA

Scientists reveal that a fault in the process that copies DNA during cell division can cause epigenetic changes that may be inherited for up-to five generations. They also identified the cause of thes...

Towards a better understanding of the puzzling 'droplets' in the cell cytoplasm

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

8 years ago
membraneless cytoplasmic organelles, protein activity, cell division, liquid-like droplets

A study at IRB Barcelona sheds light on the dynamics of protein aggregates that behave like “droplets of oil in water” and that are described as membraneless cytoplasmic organelles. These organell...

Cells check DNA segregation at the end of their division

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

9 years ago
cell division, DNA

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) are shedding new light on the cell division process, key in embryonic development, and the growth and proliferation of tumors. The study, to be p...