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Key protein that may cause cancer cell death identified

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created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have become the first to discover and characterize a human protein called Bax-beta (Baxβ), which can potentially cause the death of cancer cells ...


Interferon needed for cells to 'remember' how to defeat a virus

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus.


New therapeutic target identified for rheumatoid arthritis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a potential new therapeutic target that could be used to treat inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis.





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Protein may predict heart attack and early death, not stroke

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with high levels of a protein called C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, may be at higher risk for heart attack and death but not stroke, according to a study published in the October ...


Chemosensitivity of cancer cells depends on their protein dependency

Chemosensitivity of cancer cells depends on their protein dependency

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two different anti-apoptotic proteins support cancer cell survival via an identical mechanism, yet differ in their sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs, report Brunelle et al. The study will be published ...


Cells defend themselves from viruses, bacteria with armor of protein errors

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

When cells are confronted with an invading virus or bacteria or exposed to an irritating chemical, they protect themselves by going off their DNA recipe and inserting the wrong amino acid into new proteins to defend them ...


Bacterium with grabber arms stops intruders

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bacteria in drinks such as Vifit stop pathogens by using grabber-like arms to cling onto intestinal walls. This discovery is made by a group of Finnish, Belgium and Dutch researchers, under the coordination of Prof. Willem ...


'Anti-Atkins' low protein diet extends lifespan in flies

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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 ...


Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next wonder drug, however, they have ...


New findings about brain proteins suggest possible way to fight Alzheimer's

New findings about brain proteins suggest possible way to fight Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer's disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study.


Protein helps cells duplicate correctly, avoid becoming cancer

Protein helps cells duplicate correctly, avoid becoming cancer

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the absence of certain proteins needed for proper cell duplication can lead to cancer.


NEDD9 protein supports growth of aggressive breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. Their findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast ...


Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and ...



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