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Cell's 'garbage disposal' may have another role: Helping neurons near skin sense the environment
The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits and recycle some of those bits and parts. That's still the case, for the most part, but researchers, studying nerve cells grown in the lab and mice, say that the proteasome's role may go well beyond that.
Image: the ubiquitin proteasome pathway/Julee Ashmead/shutterstock.com
Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body's own healing technique
A recent study uncovers a pathway used during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse IPF.