Researchers identify molecules that help cells to pinpoint their position
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 05:30
in Health & Medicine
For the kidneys to function flawlessly, millions of cells must be arranged precisely according to a specified blueprint. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim and Philipps-Üniversität Marburg have now discovered that kidney cells send signals to neighbouring cells undergoing division to organize the repairing of the kidneys after acute renal failure. The findings may help in future to improve the regeneration of damaged organs.