News tagged with enzyme protein

No entry without protein recycling: Researchers discover new coherence in enzyme transport

The group of Prof. Dr. Ralf Erdmann at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, discovered a connection of peroxisomal protein import and receptor export. In the Journal of Biological Chemistry, they disclo ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Lessening the impact of cancer-causing hormones

Increasing the production of proteins that help rid the body of toxins may play a crucial role in the fight against breast and prostate cancer, researchers from Flinders University believe.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Foldit gamers improve protein design through crowdsourcing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers on Foldit have succeeded in improving the catalyst abilities of an enzyme, making it 18-fold more active than the original version. The idea is the brainchild of University of Washington ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Twenty-year protein mystery solved with surprising results

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the CRYM protein, previously connected with deafness and cancer, has now proven that it has an enzymatic function. This opens up new implications for the treatment of neurological ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies

Researchers at the University of Iowa have worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, which were published Jan. 6 ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Viagra against heart failure: Researchers throw light on the mechanism

How sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, can alleviate heart problems is reported by Bochum's researchers in cooperation with colleagues from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota) in the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Modifications to chromosomal proteins help ensure that brain-specific sugars are produced only in appropriate tissues

Many proteins are adorned with carbohydrate chains called glycans that can dramatically alter their stability, localization or function. These diverse sugars are assembled and modified by a variety of glycosylating ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Characterizing a toxic offender

The brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease contain protein aggregates called plaques and tangles, which interfere with normal communication between nerve cells and cause progressive learning and memory ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Research group develops more efficient artificial enzyme

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group based out of the University of Michigan, and led by Vincent Pecoraro has successfully created a computer designed artificial enzyme that can serve as a catalyst for converting ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Poor recycling of BACE1 enzyme could promote Alzheimer's disease

Sluggish recycling of a protein-slicing enzyme could promote Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online on November 21 in The Journal of Cell Biology.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In nitrogenase - enzyme critical for life, X-ray emission cracks mystery atom

Like a shadowy character just hidden from view, a mystery atom in the middle of a complex enzyme called nitrogenase had long hindered scientists' ability to study the enzyme fully.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fundamental discovery casts enzymes in new light

Just as a breeze causes leaves, branches and ultimately the tree to move, enzymes moving at the molecular level perform hundreds of chemical processes that have a ripple effect necessary for life. Protein complexes are often ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Substance interfering with the cells handling of protein waste could become new cancer drug

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new kind of cancer drug that has been shown to be effective against tumours in different experimental systems. An article published in Nature Medicine shows ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Live longer with fewer calories

By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Good housekeeping maintains a healthy liver

Differences in the levels of two key metabolic enzymes may explain why some people are more susceptible to liver damage, according to a study in the October 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0