Present in all eukaryotic cells, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an extensive network of membranes that folds, modifies, and transports proteins, and manufactures lipids. This key organelle is ...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/new-book-on-a-fascinating-organelle/
A wide range of biological phenomena – from embryonic development to diseases such as cancer – involve Wnt proteins and their signaling pathways. Our recent book Wnt Signaling contains 24 cha...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/new-book-on-wnt-signaling/
“Situated at the nexus between nucleic acids and proteins, the importance of translational control, now appreciated for its role in establishing the cell’s proteome, is comparable to that of ...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/new-book-on-translational-control/
From exercise to aging, metabolism plays a central role in normal physiology. Metabolic imbalances contribute to major diseases such as obesity, cancer, and diabetes. Our new volume Metabolism an...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/new-volume-on-metabolism/
Type 1 diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, and has seen a profound increase in the past several decades. Understanding how insulin-producing β cells in the pancreas are destroyed by ...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/new-book-on-type-1-diabetes/
Cellular health depends on the proper expression, folding, and degradation of thousands of proteins. Protein Homeostasis, recently released by CSHL Press, covers the mechanisms by which cells ens...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/new-book-on-protein-homeostasis/
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a role in the function of virtually all cells, regulating cellular morphology, adhesion, cell migration, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Extracellular Matr...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/new-book-on-the-extracellular-matrix/
Calcium signaling plays a critical role in diverse processes such as development, muscle function, and neurobiology. CSHL Press recently released Calcium Signaling, a new book that reviews the bi...
Since the pioneering work of Gorter and Grendel (1925), it has been well-known that a lipid bilayer forms the core of a cell’s membrane. But for many decades, the focus of membrane research was...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/a-limelight-on-lipids/
Biology’s central organelle, the nucleus, was the focus of the 75th annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. We’ve just released a new volume based on the presentations ...
https://cshbenchmarks.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/new-volume-on-the-nucleus/