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Scientists probe form, function of mysterious protein

Like a magician employing sleight of hand, the protein mitoNEET -- a mysterious but important player in diabetes, cancer and aging -- draws the eye with a flurry of movement in one location while the subtle, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deciphering the mechanism of an ion pump

From an analysis of the sodium-transporting vacuolar ATPases (V-ATPases) of the bacterium Enterococcus hirae, Takeshi Murata of the RIKEN Systems and Structural Biology Center, Yokohama, and colleagues recently ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team pinpoints amino acid variation in immune response gene linked with ulcerative colitis

The association between the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis and a gene that makes certain cell surface proteins has been pinpointed to a variant amino acid in a crucial binding site that profoundly influences ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how nutrient levels affect enzyme associated with aging process

(Medical Xpress) -- Restricting calorie intake extends life span in many species, and a new study at the School of Medicine helps illuminate how: Low-nutrient conditions activate an enzyme that helps cells complete their ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New class of drugs for the reversible inhibition of proteasomes

As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crystalizing the foundations of better antihistamines

Researchers in Japan have solved the structure of a complex between the antihistamine drug doxepin and its target receptor histamine H1 receptor (H1R)1. Led by So Iwata of Kyoto University and the RIKEN Systems ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify structure of circadian clock protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- Feeling jet-lagged? You may need your internal clock reset. New Cornell research has taken a major step toward treating jet lag and other more serious syndromes by advancing our understanding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Molecule serves as a key in some protein interactions

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find molecule that prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found a specific molecule that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in mice and has a similar effect on human cells from diabetic patients.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research involving thyroid hormone lays foundation for more targeted drug development

Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists advances a strategy for taming the side effects and enhancing the therapeutic benefits of steroids and other medications that work by disrupting the activity ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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