Ubiquitous yet unique, lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are increasingly being
recognized for their versatility beyond energy storage. Advances uncovering the intricacies …

Respiratory viruses cause infections of the upper or lower respiratory tract and they are
responsible for the common cold—the most prevalent disease in the world. In many cases …

Problems arising during translation of mRNAs lead to ribosome stalling and collisions that
trigger a series of quality control events. However, the global cellular response to ribosome …

For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent the highest-risk period in their
lives after their own neonatal period. Although more than 50% of cows during this period are …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a chronic complication of diabetes, is charecterized by
glomerular hypertrophy, proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration, and renal fibrosis …

C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), known also as DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 and
as growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 153 (GADD153), is induced in …

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a major contributor to liver disease and hepatic
fibrosis, but the role it plays varies depending on the cause and progression of the disease …

Limitations in current diagnostic procedures warrant identification of new methodologies to
improve diagnoses of cancer patients. In this context, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) …

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is commonly referred to as the factory of the cell, as it is
responsible for a large amount of protein and lipid synthesis. As a membrane-bound …

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important organelle that regulates several
fundamental cellular processes, and ER dysfunction has implications for many intracellular …