A provoking preprint that appeared recently on the bioRxiv* server indicates that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) requires cholesterol to accomplish entry into the ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected during an outbreak in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since the emergence of this virus, the original strain has been ...

Previous reports from this laboratory have provided evidence suggesting that microtubules and 10-nm filaments serve both cytoskeletal and force-generating functions in the intracellular movement and ...

Doctor looks at X-ray images of lungs Study authors provided a systemic analysis of to identify key characteristics of extensive and advanced COVID-19. Extensive lung thrombosis, long-term persistence ...

From a Distance (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. When it comes to SARS-CoV-2 infection, our very own immune system can end up contributing to the damage. Inflammation, though an ...

Scientists have shown that the recycling program of cells, autophagy, leads to the fusion of several single cells into multinucleated cell units during wound healing. A team led by Maria Leptin has ...

Cyst nematodes induce a metabolically highly active syncytial cell complex in host roots. The syncytia are symplastically isolated. Because they form a strong sink, assimilates must be imported via ...

A team led by Maria Leptin has shown in the fruit fly Drosophila that autophagy, a mechanism of stress responses in cells, plays an important role in wound healing: When a wound heals, the process of ...