A centromere is a specialized location in the DNA that functions as the control center of cell division and is maintained, unchanged, across generations of cells. It is characterized by a special ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel ...

In cell biology research, the analysis of various aspects of cellular physiology—including cell signaling, cell–cell interactions, differentiation, as well as the examination of disease models and the ...

Heterogeneity in cancer cell phenotypes enhances the population’s capability of resisting fluctuating adverse environments 1,2,3, like those produced by the administration of drugs and anticancer ...

“We closed a gap in our knowledge that was open for 10 years,” says Duccio Conti, a postdoc in the Musacchio group and first author of the publication. In healthy DNA replication, at first, each new ...