Publications by authors named "Edward Levitan"
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- - Centrioles are essential organelles in eukaryotic cells that play a crucial role in forming cilia and during cell division.
- - In the study of Naegleria amoebae, researchers observed how these organisms rapidly transition from no centrioles to two; the first centriole is formed independently (de novo) and the second is formed next to the first through a process called mentored assembly.
- - The findings suggest that both methods of centriole assembly (de novo and mentored) are ancient and conserved across eukaryotes, fulfilling different but complementary roles in regulating centriole formation.
Individuals with certain HLA class I genotypes are highly susceptible to disease after viral infection. Natural killer (NK) cells kill virus-infected cells through a mechanism involving HLA class I receptors. These facts may be connected if an individual's HLA genotype regulates the number and function of NK cells.
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