Role of band 3 in homeostasis and cell shape
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Two recent studies shed light on the functional role of band 3, erythrocyte anion exchange protein, in the physiological processes of the cell and the complete organism. The studies utilized mouse and cattle to demonstrate the role of band 3 in normal physiology by quantifying acidosis and blood gases. Its effects in red blood physiology such as cell anion exchange, membrane stability and cell shape, are also investigated. Remarkably, the absence of band 3 did not affect the adulthood of both animals. They were diagnosed of chronic hemolytic anemia, which resulted to many neonatal deaths.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1996
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Somite development: constructing the vertebrate body
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Several multiple events characterize somitogenesis in the vertebrate embryo. These events, which include the definition of somite unit, periodicity and segmentation, promote signaling between paraxial mesoderm and adjacent structures. Moreover, muscle differences and intercalation between the epaxial lip and hypaxial somatic bud also describe somitogenesis. Somite derivatives can also be categorized into epixial and hypaxial domains based on differing signaling requirements and anatomical concerns.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1998
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Protein localization and asymmetry in the bacterial cell
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Cell cycle processes can be changed by cellular architecture when bacterial cells follow complex signals to replicate their chromosomes' effect on cell division, and when they react to environmental changes. Bacterial cells are divided into functional compartments that contain cell division mechanisms. A fundamental question in cell biology is the way cellular signals influence the deposition of protein complexes in the compartments within the cell.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1993
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