lysosomes Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

The Zhou lab reveals a new player in the elimination of dying cells and identifies a mechanism for the process.

Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019ALS, autophagy, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, rare disease, reseach, ubiquilin

Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease. Working in the lab of

From The Labs

Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, autophagy, Drosophila, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, Research, ubiquilin

Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to neurological conditions, as is the

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Tuberous sclerosis: it’s not all about mTORC1

February 28, 2019March 1, 2019glycogen, lysosomes, mTORC1, Research, TSC, tuberous sclerosis

mTORC1, a protein complex that regulates cell metabolism, has long been considered the major driving force behind tuberous sclerosis. New experimental evidence, however, is challenging