In this age of enlightenment any sort of relationship that could be described as master/slave would be questionable but for the purposes of this circuit it gives a good idea of how it functions. The ...

Scientists have discovered a 'master switch' within cancer cells that seems to override the normal stress response and allows them to survive conditions that would normally be lethal. The mechanism ...

A cure for ageing sounds like something right out of a wild science-fiction film like The Substance. But scientists could now be close to making this a reality. Researchers from Osaka University, ...

Smad3 protein is a mediator of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signalling. It is recruited by SARA ('Smad anchor for receptor activation') to the TGF-β-receptor kinase, where it is phosphorylated ...

A huge variety of diseases essentially stem from a dysfunctional immune system. Our body's natural defense mechanism can be under-active, resulting in cancer growing unchecked, or our immune system ...