Epithelial cells can relieve tissue crowding through apical macropinocytosis, a process that reduces cell surface area by internalizing extracellular material, thereby minimizing the need for ...

What if the secret to curing baldness has been hiding in your hair all along? University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

Epithelial cells remove precancerous cells by cell competition via MHC class I–LILRB3 interaction. Nature Immunology, 2021; 22 (11): 1391 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-01045-6; ...

Lung epithelial cells are increasingly recognized to be active effectors of microbial defense, contributing to both innate and adaptive immune function in the lower respiratory tract. As immune ...

Understanding how poultry responds to avian influenza at the cellular level could help geneticists create disease-resistant ...

Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by removing unhealthy or abnormal cells through a mechanism known as "apical extrusion ...