Researchers unveil PI3K enzyme's dual accelerator and brake mechanisms

A group of researchers have expanded conventional knowledge on a critical enzyme that controls cell migration. In a publication in the journal Nature Communications, they reported that phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) not only acts as an accelerator to prompt cell motility, but it also has a built-in brake mechanism that impedes migration.

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Un nuevo fármaco en investigación aumenta el crecimiento neuronal en células nerviosas

Una investigación liderada por el University College de Londres (UCL), en colaboración con el Laboratorio...

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Unveiling ‘1938’: A Groundbreaking Compound for Nerve Regeneration and Heart Protection
Scientists from UCL, MRC LMB, and AstraZeneca have found a compound, named ‘1938’, that boosts nerve regeneration after injury and shields heart tissue from significant damage. The compound stimulates the PI3K signaling pathway linked to cell growth
https://scitechdaily.com/unveiling-1938-a-groundbreaking-compound-for-nerve-regeneration-and-heart-protection/ #1938 #nerve #regeneration ##HeartTissue #PI3K
Unveiling ‘1938’: A Groundbreaking Compound for Nerve Regeneration and Heart Protection

Scientists from UCL, MRC LMB, and AstraZeneca have found a compound, named '1938', that boosts nerve regeneration after injury and shields heart tissue from significant damage. The compound, which stimulates the PI3K signaling pathway linked to cell growth, represents a promising avenue for therapie

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When cells sense the cue for growth

Researchers of the Genome Dynamics Project team at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have revealed a new mechanism controlling cellular proliferation in response to serum, which triggers growth of resting cells.

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Cover feature in issue 42/2:

#Golgi #oxygen sensor controlling #intestinal ‘mucin #glycosylation
by Tal Ilani, Deborah Fass and colleagues with SciStories.com

And:
Gut colonization via #GTPase-less EF-G paralog
#Yeast cells in two minds about #cellcycle start
#MASTL/#PP2A module restraining #PI3K-Akt
Zinc-dependent structural transition in ALS-mutated #SOD1
https://www.embopress.org/toc/14602075/2023/42/2