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Unraveling the Role of G3BPs in the Regulation of Cellular Energetics

In an article published by Prentzell et al in Cell, scientists used around 30 different CST antibodi...

Mechanisms of Cell Death: Necrosis & Necroptosis

The thought of necrotic cell death might bring to mind images from an old horror movie, but as with ...
April Lowell, PhD Apr 28, 2021

Which assays can be used to measure metabolism?

Several different assays can be used to measure metabolism in a variety of contexts. These include m...
Chris Sumner Apr 21, 2021

Mechanisms of Cell Death: Pyroptosis

Under the category of necrotic cell death, there are many well-characterized, as well as some newly ...
April Lowell, PhD Apr 7, 2021

The Role of Metabolism in Cancer

Alterations in the cellular metabolism of malignant cells have long been a central focus of cancer r...
Chris Sumner Mar 24, 2021

Which Antibody-Based Techniques Can Be Used to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases?

In order to derive the most information from samples related to neurodegenerative disease, it is imp...
Chris Sumner Mar 17, 2021

Cellular Pathways to Metabolism

Cellular homeostasis is regulated by the coordinated activity of several key metabolic pathways. The...
Chris Sumner Mar 3, 2021

Introducing the First Rising Black Scientists Awards Recipients

We’re excited to present the first-ever Rising Black Scientists Awards recipients. This will be an a...
Chris Sumner Feb 24, 2021

Targeting TIGIT for Cancer Immunotherapy & T Cell Exhaustion

The evolution of solid tumor cancer treatment has historically centered on a tripartite approach tha...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Feb 17, 2021

Neurodegeneration: Tau Protein and Neurofibrillary Tangles

Tau is a microtubule-associated protein expressed predominantly in the parts of the brain that funct...
Chris Sumner Feb 10, 2021

How S6 Ribosomal Protein (5G10) Rabbit Antibody Can Help You With Your IF Staining

One antibody is used in our lab so often that we each keep our own bulk stock! This antibody is S6 R...

What is Neurodegeneration?

Neurodegeneration is marked by the progressive loss of neuronal function and structure, leading to c...
Chris Sumner Jan 20, 2021

Chasing Tau-biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease: Part 2

This is Part 2 of a two-part blog series on Alzheimer's Disease. Read Part 1 here. Finding a Diagnos...
Antonio V and Lei L Jan 13, 2021

Case Study: Acetylated Lysine and Its Impact on Crohn’s Disease

Nature Communications recently published a novel study from the laboratory of Daniel Figeys at the U...

A Tale of Two Stains: Ponceau S vs Coomassie Blue

You've just finished running your lysate sample by SDS-PAGE, so you're pretty confident your protein...

Chasing Tau-biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease: Part 1

Dementia is an inevitable burden for many, prevailing under a broad umbrella not only in neurologica...
Antonio V and Lei L Dec 2, 2020

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