Model Organisms Review Series – II: Pichia Pastoris and Their Usage Areas
Gülşah AkçadağA., Elif AltayE. Pichia pastoris has been described as Zygosaccharomyces pastoris by Alexandre Guilliermond who is French mycologist in 19201. After, similar strains were isolated from oak trees by Herman Phaff and given the name P. pastoris 30-40 years...
HPV’s Potential Role in Thyroid Cancer
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA virus that infects various human epithelial cells. Although HPV is primarily associated with cervical cancer, there is increasing research on its potential involvement in other types of cancer. The role of HPV in cancer formation is...
Sensory Neurons: Orchestrating Lung Immune Harmony
The human body intricately responds to various stimuli, encompassing living tissue and an array of living and non-living factors, including bacteria, viruses, and toxic chemicals. Inflammation, a pivotal facet of the body's defense mechanism against injury or...
Beyond the Atmosphere: Space and Human Health
Ayça DöngelT. , Elif DuymazE. Since Yuri Gagarin performed the first human spacewalk in19611, research in the fields of astrobiology2, gravity biology3, space biology4, and space medicine5 has discovered novel biological responses to the space environment. Such as the...
Stem Cells in Type 1 Diabetes: A Scientific Breakthrough in Blood Sugar Control
Type 1 diabetes is distinguished by the autoimmune assault on crucial β cells situated in the pancreas, resulting in their impairment. This assault impedes the production of insulin, a pivotal hormone essential for metabolic processes, thereby inducing a quantitative...
Components of Biosensors and Applications
Sarehan AkyüzT, Ebru KavaklıE. Monitoring of chemical and biological processes is of great importance in the field of medical and biological applications1. Dynamic and real-time monitoring of these processes involves complex steps, and innovations in this field...
Regulatory Bridge Between DNA Molecules: The Function of the FOXP3 Molecule
FOXP3 is a critical transcription factor involved in the development of regulatory T (Treg) cells, which exert a suppressive role in excessive inflammation and autoimmunity; however, the molecular mechanisms of FOXP3 remain unclear. FOXP3 employs a forkhead...
Deciphering the Enigma of Keloids: Unveiling the Role of Bacteria
Keloid disorder is delineated by the presence of keloidal scars, a consequence triggered by skin injuries, infections, and inflammatory processes. Manifesting symptoms such as pain and pruritus, this condition can exert a profound impact on both the physical and...
Sanitarians in Our Bodies: Living Therapeutics
Elif AtayT., Elif DuymazE. Living therapeutics is the name of living organisms conceived to treat, prevent a disease, or maintain the current situation1. A living therapeutic can also be designed to produce and represent other therapeutics asin its original place2....
E-SOAM: Future of Robotic Arms
Octopuses employ each of their tentacles for distinct tasks through the process of evolutionary adaptation. The tentacle designated for hunting undergoes an initial bottom-up bending. Subsequently, it engages in tracing the progression of a distinctive...