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The hidden lives of proteins

The hidden lives of proteins

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An important Brandeis study appearing in the December 3 issue of Nature raises the curtain on the hidden lives of proteins at the atomic level. The study reports that for the first time, researchers used x ...


Cancer metabolism discovery uncovers new role of IDH1 gene mutation in brain cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Agios Pharmaceuticals today announced that its scientists have established, for the first time, that the mutated IDH1 gene has a novel enzyme activity consistent with a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene. This breakthrough ...


Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a gene variant that affects an enzyme critical to normal vitamin ...


Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Synthetic protein mimics structure, function of metalloprotein in nature

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists have designed a synthetic protein that is both a structural model and a functional model of a native protein, nitric-oxide reductase.


Brown fat cells make 'spare tires' shrink

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Bonn have found a new signalling pathway which stimulates the production and function of so-called brown fat cells. They propose using these cells that serve as a "natural ...


Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered.


Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whitehead researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens.


Scientists crack mystery of protein's dual function

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have solved a 10-year-old mystery of how a single protein from an ancient family of enzymes can have two completely distinct roles in the body. In addition to providing guidance ...


Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)

Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using a state-of-the-art protein ...


JAK2 inhibitor demonstrates effective, durable control of myelofibrosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A first-in-its class oral medication provides significant and durable relief for patients with a rare, debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...



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