A research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism that plays a key role in the disposal of dead cells, shedding light on how our bodies protect themselves from injury and disease. In their study, published in Current Biology, the team unveiled how calcium ion levels are essential for the efficient removal of dying or apoptotic cells from epithelial tissues (cells lining the body surface), using genetically engineered epithelial tissue cultures, molecular markers, and advanced imaging techniques. A research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism that plays a key role in the disposal of dead cells, shedding light on how our bodies protect themselves from injury and disease. In their study, published in Current Biology, the team unveiled how calcium ion levels are essential for the efficient removal of dying or apoptotic cells from epithelial tissues (cells lining the body surface), using genetically engineered epithelial tissue cultures, molecular markers, and advanced imaging techniques. Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Calcium-mediated effect plays key role in cell disposal, researchers discover
