Peroxisomes are cell organelles that can cause disease and aging processes if they do not function properly. Researchers have now demonstrated that peroxisomes can be created by two independent ...

Stem cells have gained fame for their ability to become any type of cell in the body. Unlike specialized cells with very specific functions that only make more of themselves, stem cells are ...

Like the human body itself, cells have structures within them that perform special tasks. These cellular structures are called organelles, and discovering more about organelles is key to unlocking the ...

Peroxisomes, since their discovery by Rhodin and De Duve, have been recognized as essential organelles involved in a myriad of biochemical processes vital for maintaining cellular homeostasis.

In a finding five years in the making, scientists have discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles called peroxisomes. The findings have been reported in Nature ...

Peroxisomes are required for cells in the innate immune response to bacteria and fungi. Now scientists have found that peroxisomes are necessary for proper functioning of the innate immune system, the ...

Peroxisome proliferation has been induced with 2-methyl-2-(p-[1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-l-naphthyl]-phenoxy)-propionic acid (Su- 13437). DNA, protein, cytochrome oxidase, glucose-6-phosphatase, and acid ...

The word "bacteria" has a negative connotation, but bacteria actually perform many vital functions for organisms and in the environment. The vast majority of bacteria are harmless to people and some ...

induction of type I and type III IFNs is differentially regulated by distinct intracellular organelles RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) are a family of innate immune receptors that are activated by nucleic ...

A new addition to the fight against bacteria comes in the unlikely form of an organelle that previously had no link to the immune response. University of Alberta researchers have found that ...