News tagged with secretion systems
Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion ...
Structure mediating spread of antibiotic resistance identified
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology ...
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Newly tested compound makes Gram negative bacteria less virulent
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly tested compound appears to inhibit certain mechanisms that make Gram-negative bacteria virulent disease agents.
Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Scientists are building a clearer image of the machinery employed by bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance or cause diseases such as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and legionnaires' disease.
Details of Bacterial ‘Injection’ System Revealed
Apr 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New details of the composition and structure of a needlelike protein complex on the surface of certain bacteria may help scientists develop new strategies to thwart infection. The research, ...
Role of protein in tumor growth is highlighted by researcher using 3-D model
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By observing the behavior of cancer cells grown in both two and three dimensions, Cornell assistant professor of biomedical engineering Claudia Fischbach-Teschl has demonstrated that a previously ...
Worms' nervous system shown to alert immune system in Stanford studies
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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The nervous system and the immune system have something in common. Each has evolved to react quickly to environmental cues. Because the nervous system is able to detect some of these cues - say, a characteristic odor signaling ...
Plants recognize siblings, researchers discover how
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how.
Scientists Discover How Fish Evolved To Float At Different Sea Depths
Mar 18, 2005 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered how fish have evolved over the last 400 million years to stay motionless at different water depths. A research team led by Dr Michael Berenbrink, a Comparative Phy ...
How the malaria parasite hijacks human red blood cells
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Jul 08, 2008 |
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A new study—done on a scale an order of magnitude greater than anything previously attempted in the field of malaria—has uncovered an arsenal of proteins produced by the malaria parasite that allows it to hijack and remodel ...
Membrane filters are key to future of public water supply, scientists say
Apr 21, 2009 |
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As municipalities across the United States reduce their dependence on groundwater sources to mitigate environmental impacts like subsidence and flooding, there is a growing need for better purification processes to keep contaminants ...
Keeping the body in sync -- The stability of cellular clocks
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Mar 13, 2007 |
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A study in Switzerland uses the tools of physics to show how our circadian clocks manage to keep accurate time in the noisy cellular environment.
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