News tagged with mitochondrial proteins
Researchers unveil near-complete protein catalog for mitochondria
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Jul 10, 2008 |
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Imagine trying to figure out how your car's power train works from just a few of its myriad components: It would be nearly impossible. Scientists have long faced a similar challenge in understanding cells' tiny powerhouses ...
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New drug targets for preventing cell death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A new compound that blocks an early step in cell death could lead to a novel class of drugs for treating heart attacks and stroke.
Key protein in cellular respiration discovered
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Many diseases derive from problems with cellular respiration, the process through which cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now discovered a new function ...
A Molecular Identity Crisis - a 'Ribozyme Without RNA'
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not all enzymes that are assumed to require an RNA component in order to function do actually contain RNA. This surprising discovery was made during a project supported by the Austrian Science ...
Unstable proteins can cause premature ageing
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The normal ageing process has long been linked to problems with cell respiration, the process through which the cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska ...
The fight against obesity -- a new insight
Mar 12, 2008 |
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With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight against it - reducing energy consumption by eating less - is ineffective. There is evident need to search for new treatment strategies dealing ...
White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...
Immune cells kill foes by disrupting mitochondria 2 ways
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May 15, 2008 |
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When killer T cells of the immune system encounter virus-infected or cancer cells, they unload a lethal mix of toxic proteins that trigger the target cells to self-destruct. A new study shows T cells can initiate cellular ...
'Anti-Atkins' low protein diet extends lifespan in flies
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Flies fed an "anti-Atkins" low protein diet live longer because their mitochondria function better. The research, done at the Buck Institute for Age Research, shows that the molecular mechanisms responsible for the lifespan ...
Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins (w/Video)
May 18, 2009 |
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Better treatments for acute renal failure may be possible by blocking the mitochondrial fragmentation that occurs when kidneys don't get enough blood or are exposed to toxins, researchers at the Medical College ...
Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Mitochondrial diseases disrupt the power generating machinery within cells and increase a person's susceptibility to bacterial infection, particularly in the lungs or respiratory tract. A new study published in Disease Mo ...
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