A single skin gene helps build the body's first line of immune defense

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a gene long known for shaping the skin's ...
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Using Super-Resolution Imaging to Better Understand Human Skin Cells

- Professors Hao F. Zhang and Xiaomin Bao’s groups used super-resolution imaging on human skin cells for the first time. - The researchers explored the gateways between the cells’ cytoplasm and ...
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Ben-Gurion University Study Finds Skin Gene Also Powers the Body’s Frontline Immune Defense

A single gene that helps form the skin’s surface also keeps crucial immune cells alive, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published in Cell Reports.

Israeli scientists discover skin gene that helps build body’s first line of immune defense

The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, reveal a previously unknown mechanism linking skin ...