Liver Regeneration (image)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Caption

The Greek hero Prometheus was punished by being lashed to a rock and having his liver eaten each day by an eagle, a myth that hints at the extraordinary regenerative powers of the human liver. A new study offers insight into how RNA splicing generates alternate forms of the "Hippo signaling pathway" to promote liver regeneration.

Credit

Graphic by Jose Luis Vasquez, Beckman Institute

Usage Restrictions

Graphic by Jose Luis Vasquez, Beckman Institute

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.