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Roy Zent, MBBCh, PhD, left, Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, and colleagues are studying the factors involved in the maintenance and integrity of the kidney collecting duct.
November 4, 2021

Harrison Society researcher discovers key regulator of kidney cell structure

New research from Vanderbilt could aid efforts to promote kidney regeneration after injury or to develop engineered organs.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 30, 2020

Protein study may be key to treating fibrotic diseases

A protein linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease that causes muscle weakness, may be a key to treating fibrotic disease of the kidneys and other organs, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported recently.

By Bill Snyder
September 5, 2019

The plus and minus of microtubules

Understanding the dynamic regulation of cytoskeletal microtubules may suggest new ways to treat disorders ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to cancer.

By Bill Snyder
March 28, 2019

Unraveling endocytosis

New discoveries by Jason MacGurn and colleagues further understanding of the complex machinery that cells use take up substances from outside the cell.

By Vanderbilt Health News
November 10, 2017

A lipid’s role in cell division

Lipids in the plasma membrane regulate the position of the contractile ring that is required for cell division, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Natalya Ortolano
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May 23, 2016

Chloride “switch” turns on membrane formation: study

Chloride plays a key role in the formation of the basement membrane, a suprastructure on the outside of cells that undergirds and guides the function of most of the tissues of the body.

By Bill Snyder