Team Solves Decades-Old Mystery of How Cells Keep from Bursting

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A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified a long-sought protein that facilitates one of the most basic functions of cells: regulating their volume to keep from swelling excessively.
The identification of the protein, dubbed SWELL1, solves a decades-long mystery of cell biology and points to further discoveries about its roles in health and disease—including a serious immune deficiency that appears to result from its improper function.
“Knowing the identity of this protein and its gene opens up a broad new avenue of research,” said the study’s principal investigator Ardem Patapoutian, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator and professor at TSRI’s Dorris Neuroscience Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience.
The report appears as the cover story in the April 10, 2014 issue of the journal Cell.

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