Tumor Suppressor Gene Rb and its Role in Cell Cycle and Cancer
What is Retinoblastoma? Retinoblastoma or RB is a type of cancer affecting the retina of young individuals. RB occurs in the human population both spontaneously […]
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Extrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis (Apoptosis Molecular Mechanism Part 2)
Extrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis (The Receptor-Mediated Programmed Cell Death Pathway) In the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis, the death-inducing signal for the programmed cell death is […]
Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis (Apoptosis Molecular Mechanism Part 1)
Two Types of Apoptosis In the previous post, we have discussed the characteristic features and significance of programmed cell death or apoptosis. As we discussed, […]
Apoptosis: The Molecular Mechanism of Programmed Cell Death (Short Notes)
What is Apoptosis? Why apoptosis is known as the ‘Programmed Cell Death’? The total number of cells in an organ or organism is fundamentally fixed […]
Bacterial Cell Surface Appendages
Flagella vs Fimbriae vs Pili of Bacteria What are cell surface appendages? Cell surface appendages (aka filamentous appendages or Extracellular Structure of Bacteria) are proteinaceous […]
Difference between Bacterial Endospores and Vegetative Cells
Endospore vs Vegetative Cell Bacterial endospores are special tough, dormant and resistant spores produced by some Gram-positive bacteria of during unfavorable environmental conditions. They help […]
Bacterial Endospore: Characteristics, Structure and its Formation
What are Endospores? Bacterial endospores are special tough, dormant and resistant spores produced by some Gram-positive bacteria of Firmicute family during unfavorable environmental conditions. Endospores […]
Difference between Pili and Flagella of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Flagella vs Pili of Bacteria Both Flagellum (plural Flagella) and Pilus (plural Pili) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial […]
Difference between Flagella and Fimbriae of Bacteria- A Comparison Table
Fimbriae vs Flagella Both Fimbria (plural Fimbriae) and Flagellum (plural flagella) are the filamentous proteinaceous structures found on the surface of some bacterial cells. Fimbriae […]