Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich have for the first time investigated how protein structures derived from fava beans affect a ...

They are studying both mice and lab-grown nerve cells. The researchers speculate that its secondary function in dorsal root ganglion neurons, which transmit sensory signals from skin-proximal ...

Some cells also respond to mechanical stimuli. For example, sensory cells in the skin respond to the pressure of touch, whereas similar cells in the ear react to the movement of sound waves.

Note that while they may serve as sensory receptor cell specializations, primary cilia can simultaneously support major IFT functions of the cell (Figure 3). The primary cilium has gone from being ...

"Understanding these cell types and how they function is essential ... molecular design for cellular specializations essential for sensory processing. "These strategies used helped us create ...

and whether it will ever be possible to regenerate the sensory hair cells of the inner ear in the deaf and hard-of-hearing. We are also studying the evolutionary origins of the hair cells of the inner ...

revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in "filtering" sensory information. The new research, published in the journal Cell, demonstrates how a specific configuration of electrical ...