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How tiny changes help T cells to survive
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How tiny changes help T cells to survive

by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAID The research group led by immunologists Vigo Heissmeyer and Taku Ito-Kureha of LMU and Helmholtz Munich has revealed the essential function of m6A modifications in T...

Cancer cells eat themselves to survive
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Cancer cells eat themselves to survive

by Jesper Nylandsted,  University of Copenhagen Fig. 1 Laser injury leads to ATG7-dependent formation of LC3-positive vesicles around the plasma membrane repair area. (A) MCF7 cells were injured by ablation laser in a medium with or without Ca2+. Mean ± SEM of normalized FM1-43 cytoplasmic dye levels, 11 cells per condition from three experiments, P <...