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Working to eradicate dengue fever
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research project led by University of Notre Dame biologist Malcolm J. Fraser Jr. may soon lead to the eradication of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease that annually infects more ...
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Researchers find new mode of gene regulation in mammals
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a type of gene regulation never before observed in mammals--a "ribozyme" that controls the activity of an important family of genes ...
A potential therapeutic agent for hepatic fibrosis
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Accumulating evidence suggests that connective tissue growth factor (CCN2) plays a central role in fibrotic conditions in many organ systems. Fibrosis is a scarring condition that is characterized by excessive collagen production ...
RNA enzyme structure offers a glimpse into the origins of life
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have determined the three-dimensional structure of an RNA enzyme, or "ribozyme," that carries out a fundamental reaction required to make new RNA molecules. ...
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 ...
Potential new herpes therapy studied
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A new therapy being developed at the University of Florida could, in time, produce another weapon for the fight against herpes.
'Accelerated evolution' converts RNA enzyme to DNA enzyme in vitro
Mar 27, 2006 |
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This "evolutionary conversion" provides a modern-day snapshot of how life as we understand it may have first evolved out of the earliest primordial mix of RNA-like molecules-sometimes referred to as the "pre-RNA world"-into ...
Atomic-resolution structure of a ribozyme yields insights into RNA catalysis and the origins of life
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Jul 20, 2006 |
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Which came first, nucleic acids or proteins? This question is molecular biology's version of the "chicken-or-the-egg" riddle. Genes made of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) contain the instructions for making proteins, but enzymes ...
Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it
Aug 22, 2006 |
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Water, that molecule-of-all-trades, is famous for its roles in shaping the Earth, sustaining living creatures and serving as a universal solvent. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan and the Academy of Sciences ...
Heparanase-specific shRNA: A novel therapeutic strategy in human gastric cancer
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Previous studies have indicated that the heparanase (HPA) is correlated with histopathological parameters and poor prognosis of gastric cancers. Although their efficiencies in inhibiting the expression of HPA, the traditional ...
Basic RNA enzyme research promises single-molecule biosensors
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Jun 29, 2004 |
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Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan ...
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