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Multiplex tissue image of the month - PRM1 in testis

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Histone-like protein Protamine 1 (gene: PRM1) is visualized in the late stage cell states of developing sperm in testis with multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC/IF)...Read more


Highly Multiplexed Imaging of the Kidney to inform Cancer Prevention

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Previously, it was believed that the presence of an oncogenic mutation within a cell was sufficient to drive tumour development. However, it is now understood that tissues may contain cells harbouring oncogenic mutations, but that these cells maintain a normal phenotype until an initiating factor promotes oncogenic transformation (Acha-Sagredo et al, 2021). Changes in the cellular milieu and tissue architecture, such as inflammation or parenchymal density, are thought to alter the behaviour of these cells, affecting the likelihood of oncogenic transformation (Ling et al, 2020; Singh et al, 2019). Nonetheless, the precise mechanisms that underlie cancer promotion, and their association with factors such as smoking or obesity, are not fully understood...Read more


Mapping the GPCR-RAMP interactome

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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family of cell surface receptors important for activating cellular responses. They are activated by many types of signals like light-sensitive compounds, odors, pheromones, hormones, and neurotransmitters and are involved in a wide range of diseases which have made them important drug targets. Receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) form complexes with the GPCRs and may regulate their cellular trafficking and pharmacology...Read more


NKG2D: A Critical Component of Immune Surveillance

2024-08-07
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NKG2D (Natural Killer Group 2, member D) is an activating receptor expressed in the cytotoxic branch of the immune system, primarily on the surface of Natural Killer (NK), CD8+, and certain subsets of NK-, γδ-, and CD4+ T cells (Raulet, 2023). Its capacity to activate immune effectors without the need for antigen presentation makes the NKG2D receptor a major component of our first-line defense against both neoplastic development and external pathogens...Read more


Multiplex tissue image of the month - DPEP proteins in kidney and testis

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Two dipeptidase proteins with different tissue specificity are displayed through multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC/IF)...Read more