Most cell signals are chemical in nature. For example, prokaryotic organisms have sensors that detect nutrients and help them navigate toward food sources. In multicellular organisms, growth ...

As the basic unit of life, cells utilize signaling pathways to receive inputs from the environment and translate such information into appropriate cellular behaviors and responses. Cell signaling ...

The Cell Identity and Signaling (CIS) Research Program is comprised of faculty members at Purdue University in the broad range of research areas from basic science studies using non-mammalian model ...