IMPACT JOURNALS LLC IMAGE: High levels of LAPAS1 are associated with poor prognosis in kidney cancer patients. RNA-seq data derived from 448 kidneys renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) cancer samples were divided into two subgroups, according to the RNA levels of LAPAS1 (high vs. low). LAPAS1 expression was based on reads within chr1:51,443,233-51,479,174. P <...
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers at the department of Cell and Molecular Biology developed a novel technique to identify small molecules that can make insulin-producing β-cells divide. Olov Andersson and Jeremie Charbord explains: “Diabetes is characterized by the progressive loss of functional β-cells. One possible approach to curing diabetes...
