News tagged with acetylation
IKK may act as both inhibitor and promoter of Huntington's disease
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The kinase IKK phosphorylates the protein mutated in Huntington's disease to promote its removal and neuron survival, but IKK may be a double-edged sword that increases neurotoxicity in later stages of the disease. The study, ...
Can periodontal disease act as a risk factor for HIV-1?
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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Today, during the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening at the Miami Beach Convention Center, a group of scientists from Nihon University (Tokyo, Japan) will present findings ...
Modification of mutant huntingtin protein increases its clearance from brain cells
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study has identified a potential strategy for removing the abnormal protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) from brain cells, which could slow the progression of the devastating neurological disorder. In the ...
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Scientists locate disease switches
Jul 17, 2009 |
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A team of scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the Max Planck Institute in Germany, has identified no less than 3,600 molecular switches in the human body. These switches, which regulate protein functions, may ...
From cell division to ageing: Scientists locate main cell switches
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Protein function and gene expression are often regulated by reversible modifications of already existing proteins. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry and the University ...
Researchers uncover process behind heart muscle contraction
Apr 09, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Chicago were able to control heart muscle function in a new way after discovering the previously unknown role of two enzymes in heart muscle contraction, ...
Brain DNA 'remodeled' in alcoholism
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Reshaping of the DNA scaffolding that supports and controls the expression of genes in the brain may play a major role in the alcohol withdrawal symptoms, particularly anxiety, that make it so difficult for alcoholics to ...
Researchers make major signal transduction discovery
Oct 04, 2007 |
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The chemical process known as acetylation plays a central role in cytokine receptor signal transduction – a fundamental biochemical cascade inside cells that controls the activity of antiviral and tumor-suppressing genes.
Epilepsy drug shows potential for Alzheimer's treatment
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could help clear the plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The plaques are known to lead to the progressive ...
Scientists confirm molecular clipping mechanism behind stem cell development
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Nov 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stem cells don’t just become a part of the liver or the brain in a flash; it takes a complex molecular choreography and requires that specific genes be switched on and off at specific times. Some of these ...
Wistar Institute team finds key target of aging regulator
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have defined a key target of an evolutionarily conserved protein that regulates the process of aging. The study, published in Nature, provides fundamental knowledge about key mechanisms of agi ...
Starve a yeast, sweeten its lifespan
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a new energy-making biochemical twist in determining the lifespan of yeast cells, one so valuable to longevity that it is likely to also functions in humans.
Scientists ID gene key to Alzheimer's-like reversal
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has now pinpointed the exact gene responsible for a 2007 breakthrough in which mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease regained ...
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