News tagged with outer membrane
Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.
Why does aspirin increase the susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobials?
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Resent studies reported that aspirin inhibited the growth of H. pylori in a dose-dependent manner and significantly affected the activity of virulence factors of H. pylori. In addition, aspirin increased the susceptibilit ...
How Bed Bugs Outsmart the Chemicals Designed to Control Them
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bed bugs, once nearly eradicated in the built environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in urban centers such as New York City. In the first study to explain the failure to control certain ...
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One membrane, many frequencies
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute of Science shed light on a crucial mechanism for discerning different ...
Ant guts could pave the way for better drugs
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered two key proteins that guide one of the two groups of pathogenic bacteria to make their hardy outer shells -- their defense against the world.
Tuberculosis bacterium is double-protected
Mar 04, 2008 |
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The first 3-D images that disclosure a double membrane surrounding mycobacteria were recorded by Martinsried scientists, ending a long scientific debate about the mycobacterial outer membrane and opening new ...
Intestinal cells surprisingly active in pursuit of nutrition and defense
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Every cell lining the small intestine bristles with thousands of tightly packed microvilli that project into the gut lumen, forming a brush border that absorbs nutrients and protects the body from intestinal ...
Scientists study structure of Wza protein
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Nov 08, 2006 |
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Scottish scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of Wza, an integral outer-membrane protein that has been linked to virulence.
Lamin A/C deficiency is 'unnerving'
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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Mutations in the nuclear intermediate filament lamin A/C (LMNA) gene are associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, but cause the disease by unknown mechanisms. Méjat et al. show that one mechanism ...
Tick-borne encephalitis virus reveals its access code
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Oct 20, 2008 |
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Fritz et al. have identified an amino acid switch that flaviviruses flip to gain access to cells. Flaviviruses such as tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), yellow fever, and dengue are dangerous human pathogens. These membrane-encircled ...
Come on in: Nuclear barrier less restrictive than expected in new cells
Oct 06, 2009 |
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When it comes to the two basic types of cells, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, compartmentalization is everything. Prokaryotes are evolutionarily ancient cells that only have a membrane surrounding their outer boundary, while ...
Scientists explain binding action of 2 key HIV antibodies; could lead to new vaccine design
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A very close and detailed study of how the most robust antibodies work to block the HIV virus as it seeks entry into healthy cells has revealed a new direction for researchers hoping to design an effective vaccine.
Hearing on the wing: New structure discovered in butterfly ears
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever structure in the ear of a tropical butterfly that potentially makes it able to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds has been discovered by scientists from the University ...
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