New research reveals that resistant myeloma cells import putrescine through the transporter SLC45A4, activating HOXA1-driven ...

Vaccine effectiveness relies on creating a strong antibody response that can be reactivated to fight future infections. Now, researchers from Japan report that antibody-producing cells are destined ...

Plasma cell mucositis represents a spectrum of benign yet often challenging inflammatory conditions characterised by a dense plasma cell infiltrate within the mucosal tissues of the oral cavity, ...

In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an important turning point. The so-called plasma membrane lets cells control ...

Osaka, Japan – Vaccine effectiveness relies on creating a strong antibody response that can be reactivated to fight future infections. Now, researchers from Japan report that antibody-producing cells ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a premalignant plasma-cell disorder present in approximately 5% of the general population over the age of 50 years. MGUS is characterized ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...

Ovarian cancer remains one of the most lethal gynecological malignancies in the world, claiming more than 200,000 lives each ...

Non-secretory myeloma is a rare form of myeloma. In people with this form, myeloma cells do not release an abnormal protein called paraprotein, making it harder to diagnose than other types of myeloma ...