Mitochondrial potassium channels regulate heat production in brown adipose tissue, paving path for new obesity therapies

A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shown that ATP-sensitive ...
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Scientists just found cancer cells’ hidden power source

When cancer cells are physically squeezed, they mount an instant, high-energy defense by rushing mitochondria to the cell nucleus, unleashing a surge of ATP that fuels DNA repair and survival. This ...

Study reveals Parkinson's protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy

A new study led by Rice University's Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede has revealed that protein clumps, or plaques that clog the ...
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Scientists reveal how energy is delivered into the cells major 'shipping port'

A team of scientists has answered a long-standing question in cell biology, uncovering how the cell's main energy currency, ATP, is transported into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Disrupted energy ...
GEN

T-Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors May Be Improved by Enzyme

T cells are not able to create their cellular energy, called adenosine triphosphate or ATP, when they are inside a solid tumor. Now, researchers led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center may ...
The Economist

Cells and membranes

The chemical reactions on which life depends need a place to happen. That place is the cell. All the things which biology recognises as indisputably alive are either cells or conglomerations of cells ...