Tag:
cellular stress
ENGLISH MAGAZINE
SAMTOR: the aminoacid naviGATOR making TORC to help cancer cells for their unMET requirements
The mTOR complex (mTORC1) regulates cell growth and metabolism in response to multiple environmental signals. Nutrients signal via Rag proteins (GTPases) to promote the...
ENGLISH MAGAZINE
No pain, no gain: not true for ion flows regulating cartilage loss in osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OAS) is characterized by cartilage degeneration with the loss of the extracellular matrix that allows the joint to compress without damage. The chondrocytes...
ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Glutathione: the natural cellular defensor regulated by the diet
Introduction
Glutathione (GSH) is a low molecular weight, antioxidant and the most abundant non-protein thiol in mammals, which plays an important role in peroxide detoxification,...
ENGLISH MAGAZINE
ALS: cellular stressors and basic activity wake up the sick gene
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) frequently have a string of repeated DNA code in brain neurons, carrying hundreds to thousands of copies within...
