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Secretion System
Secretion Systems are protein complexes found in the cell membranes of bacteria. Secretion systems are used to secrete proteins that assist bacteria in the invasion of host cells. There are two types of secretory systems: 1) proteins from the cytoplasm of bacteria are transported directly through into the cell membrane of the host and 2) proteins are transported out of the inner cell membrane of the bacteria into the periplasm before exiting the outer cell membrane into the host cell.
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Immunology
Whether it’s via juice, sauce, or raw fruit, consuming cranberries is one of the best ways to achieve the trifecta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2016
Microbiology
The common cold virus grows best at cooler temperatures (like in your nose), just a few degrees below core body temperat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 19, 2016
Cancer
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...
JUL 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you show someone a swordfish, it shouldn’t take them much longer than a second or two to identify it. The appea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2016
Microbiology
It’s common knowledge that bacteria replicate by making exact copies of themselves, right? Well, that’s true
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2016
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...
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 23, 2016
Videos
One feature of eukaryotes is a complex endomembrane system, comprised of the various membranes that are suspended inside
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Immunology
The summer of 2015 in the South Bronx, New York City saw the worst outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease the city had
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic fly-by past Pluto last year, following a 9 year, 5 month, and 25
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2016
Cancer
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...
MAY 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
It's only natural that infants and toddlers get ear infections. Their immune systems are less mature, so they're
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 18, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 13, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
It was reported today in the New York Times that a private, invitation-only meeting of about 150 scientists was convened
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Rupture of small blood vessels in the brain can cause hemorrhagic stroke and brain microbleeds, and finding the fastest
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker