Cell cycle

A protein known to switch on DNA repair genes also ‘pauses’ the cell cycle in response to DNA damage, A*STAR researchers find.

The key to efficient production of heart muscle from pluripotent stem cells lies in optimizing the density and replicative state of the starting material

Mouse studies have revealed more about the mechanisms
behind cancer drugs in trials

Similarities between the two gap phases of the
cell cycle indicate a default biochemical program in living cells

A regulatory protein ensures that egg precursor cells
boost their numbers during embryonic development

Female
fertility is maintained by a newly discovered molecular mechanism that freezes
the cell cycle in egg cells

Genetic screening gives new hope to the fight against a common childhood virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease

A molecular mechanism that directs both cell growth and death via one protein could underpin more efficient cancer therapies

A protein that represses a critical checkpoint protein for cellular growth helps drive tumor development