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In a rare disorder, a familiar protein disrupts gene function
May 27, 2009 |
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As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for keeping chromo ...
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Eroded telomeres are behind a rare premature aging syndrome
Aug 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Each time a cell divides, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes shorten — and when these caps are gone, so are we. Now, by using an unconventional strategy to shorten telomeres in ...
Mammalian protein plays unexpected role in cell division, and perhaps cancer
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Jan 21, 2008 |
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The French Nobel laureate Jacques Monod famously said, “What’s true for E.coli is true for an elephant.” With this in mind, researchers at Rockefeller University set out to determine the function of Tel2, a protein originally ...
Handle with care: Telomeres resemble DNA fragile sites
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Telomeres, the repetitive sequences of DNA at the ends of linear chromosomes, have an important function: They protect vulnerable chromosome ends from molecular attack. Researchers at Rockefeller ...
'Achilles' heel' in Y chromosome linked to sex disorders
Sep 03, 2009 |
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The unique mechanism behind the evolutionary survival of the human Y chromosome may also be responsible for a range of sex disorders, from failed sperm production to sex reversal to Turner Syndrome.
Two proteins found on telomeres control DNA damage response pathways
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Aug 10, 2007 |
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No sooner had cells evolved linear chromosomes than they had a life-threatening problem to solve. To the machinery that repairs broken DNA, chromosome ends look a lot like breaks in need of mending, so they ...
Discovery of a debilitating genetic syndrome
Dec 05, 2008 |
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Canadian researchers announce the discovery of MEDNIK Syndrome, a debilitating genetic syndrome. In a study published today in the online version of PLoS Genetics, and in the December edition, a research team led by Dr. Patrick ...
Evidence of rapid evolution is found at the tips of chromosomes
Aug 02, 2006 |
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In terms of their telomeres, mice are more complicated than humans. That’s the finding from a recent Rockefeller University study, which shows that mice have two proteins working together to do the job of a ...
Einstein, Newton displayed autistic traits
Feb 24, 2008 |
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Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton displayed symptoms of psychiatric disorders that may have been a key to their genius, a Dublin psychiatrist said.
Insomnia often appears to be a persistent condition
Mar 09, 2009 |
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About three-fourths of individuals with insomnia report experiencing the condition for at least one year and almost half experience it for three years, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...
Distinct treatment needed: Tourette's and obsessive-compulsive disorder
May 14, 2008 |
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While 30 to 50 percent of people with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome are also affected with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), both illnesses might have a distinct neurocognitive profile, according to a new study published ...
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