News tagged with regulatory proteins
Sugarcoating fruit fly development
May 29, 2009 |
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Proteins are the executive agents that carry out all processes in a cell. Their activity is controlled and modified with the help of small chemical tags that can be dynamically added to and removed from the protein. 25 years ...
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Scientists find 'redesigned hammer' that forged evolution of pregnancy in mammals
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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Yale researchers have shown that the origin and evolution of the placenta and uterus in mammals is associated with evolutionary changes in a single regulatory protein, according to a report in Proceedings of ...
Important new model shows how proteins find the right DNA sequences
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University and Harvard University have collaboratively developed a new theoretical model to explain how proteins can rapidly find specific DNA sequences, even though ...
Reaching the summit of protein dynamics
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating the full ...
Trio of signals converge to induce liver and pancreas cell development in the embryo
Jun 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding the molecular signals that guide early cells in the embryo to develop into different organs provides insight into ways that tissues regenerate and how stem cells can be used ...
Researchers help unlock the secrets of gene regulatory networks
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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A quartet of studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ...
Specialized white blood cells coordinate 'first responders' to viral infection
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Just as fire engines arrive quickly at the scene to save people and property, the cells that fight viruses have to reach the site of an infection promptly to mount a protective response.
'Junk' DNA proves functional
Nov 04, 2008 |
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In a paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be "junk" DNA is one of the important ingredients distinguishing humans ...
Understanding the migration of cancer cells
Jun 23, 2008 |
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[B]Activity of regulatory proteins for the growth of filopodia and lamelopodia clarified[/B] Lamellipodia are veil-shaped protrusions of the plasma membrane, that can turn into upward-curled ruffles if they fail to adhere to ...
Scientists discover small RNAs that regulate gene expression and protect the genome
May 13, 2008 |
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RNA is best known as a working copy of the DNA sequence of genes. In this role, it’s a carrier of the genes’ instructions to the cell, which manufactures proteins according to information in the RNA molecule.
Researchers Unlock the Secrets of Gene Regulatory Networks
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A quartet of studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (P ...
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