Most cell signals are chemical in nature. For example, prokaryotic organisms have sensors that detect nutrients and help them navigate toward food sources. In multicellular organisms, growth factors, ...

Biophysicist Susy Kohout explores how cells respond to electrical cues, shedding light on the connection between cell ...

Researchers at Rice University developed a cytokine factory patch that continuously releases healing proteins into wounds, ...

This review describes how gut microbial messengers, including SCFAs, microbiota-modified bile acids, neuroactive metabolites, ...

Peptide-based signaling systems continue to occupy a central role in modern biochemical inquiry, particularly in areas concerned with extracellular matrix (ECM) dynamics and structural protein ...

Millions of people worldwide are periodically or chronically affected by gut-related conditions, such as irritable bowel ...