Junctions are not only sites of cell–cell attachment but can also function as signalling structures that communicate cell position, limit growth and apoptosis, and regulate vascular homeostasis.

Gap junctions may also open and close in response to metabolic signals (Figure 2, Figure 3). Cell signaling isn't just central to tissue architecture and function: It also plays an important role ...

allowing tight junctions to reform. Computer artwork of cell signaling molecules (blue) traveling via the bloodstream between cells. Signaling molecules allow cells to respond to changes in their ...

Weak Points: “Construction” needs finishing Summary: There is a lot of excitement in the field of cell to cell communications. From the well known Gap junctions (small channels between cells ...

Cell barrier opens at junctions of three cells The scientists found that the epithelial cells sequentially removed four different adhesion proteins from their membranes. "This process takes ...

announced the release of Cell-Cell Junctions, Second Edition, available on its website in hardcover and eBook formats. Neighboring cells are linked to each other by multimolecular complexes such ...

Researchers have shown that the phenomenon of protein modification (phosphorylation) in cell signalling is far more diverse and complex than previously thought. Researchers at the University of ...

Pioneering new research into the way in which cells communicate with each other could hold the key to unlocking new, improved treatment for life-threatening diseases, including cancer. Pioneering ...