8 datasets found

Terrestrial organisms are exposed to low doses of ionising radiation from natural or anthropogenic sources. The major effects of the radiations are due to DNA...

Since the emergence of the concept of cancer stem cells (CSC), such cells were isolated from various solid tumors including glioblastomas. The CSC and the properties...

Plants develop and evolve in interaction with soil organisms. The impact of earthworms, likely positive, has been attributed to modifications of physical, chemical or...

The filamentous fungus, Podospora anserina, has two mating-type idiomorphs, mat+ and mat-. The mat+ sequence contains one gene FPR1, while mat- contains three genes:...

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a frequent chronic inflammatory rheumatic disorder, with a prevalence of 0.3% in France. Pathological mechanisms leading to SpA remain...

Bone remodeling is a physiological process by which old bone is replaced by new bone. Osteoclasts are multinucleated giant cells of the monocytic lineage. Their...

Desiccation tolerance (DT) is defined as the ability to survive in the dry state and resume metabolic activity upon imbibition. Unlike orthodox seeds, that acquire DT...

Genomic analyses allowed to identify genes and proteins involved inAlzheimer’s Disease (AD). In the laboratory, genetic and transcriptomic approachesrevealed two genes...