News tagged with cellular protein

Researchers pave the way for improving treatment for Type 2 diabetes

In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHU ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Weightlessness weighs heavy on genes -- a fly's perspective

On Earth all biology is subjected to gravity. Some biological systems require gravity for correct orientation (geotropism: plants grow up, roots grow down). In the absence of gravity even human biology is affected: astronauts ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gene linked to pancreatic cancer growth, study finds

A mutant protein found in nearly all pancreatic cancers plays a role not only in the cancer's development but in its continued growth, according to a new study from University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers indentify a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits hepatitis C

Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks viral replication, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists map one of life's molecular mysteries

All living organisms are made up of cells, behind these intricate life forms lie complex cellular processes that allow our bodies to function. Researchers working on protein secretion — a fundamental process in biology ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How cells dispose of their waste

German researchers reveal the structure of cellular protein degradation machinery.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three is the magic number: A chain reaction required to prevent tumor formation

Protein p53 is known for controlling the life and death of a cell and has a key role in cancer research. P53 is known to be inactive in 50 percent of cancer patients. If researchers succeed in re-establishing the presence ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists uncover novel mechanism of glioblastoma development

Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level, but scientists suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New information on the waste-disposal units of living cells

Important new information on one of the most critical protein machines in living cells has been reported by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ISG15: A novel therapeutic target to slow breast cancer cell motility

Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), a ubiquitin like protein, is highly elevated in a variety of cancers including breast cancer. How the elevated ISG15 pathway contributes to tumorigenic phenotypes remains unclear and ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flatworms' minimalist approach to cell division reveals molecular architecture of human centrosome

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that planarians, tiny flatworms fabled for their regenerative powers, completely lack ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New components of antiviral pathway discovered

Scientists studying how mammals detect microbes have discovered new components in a crucial pathway that allows immune cells to detect viral invaders. Their research not only deepens the understanding of antiviral responses, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A major step forward towards drought tolerance in crops

When a plant encounters drought, it does its best to cope with this stress by activating a set of protein molecules called receptors. These receptors, once activated, turn on processes that help the plant ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plasma treatment zaps viruses before they can attack cells

Researchers test a pre-emptive anti-viral treatment on a common virus known to cause respiratory infections.

Physics / Plasma Physics

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