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Mitochondria restructuring protein provides new therapeutic target for heart disease

Mitochondria are often called cellular "powerhouses" because they convert nutrients into energy. But these tiny structures also help determine cellular lifespan. Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

SUMO defeats protein aggregates that typify Parkinson's disease

A small protein called SUMO might prevent the protein aggregations that typify Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a new study in the July 11, 2011, issue of The Journal of Cell Biology.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dead Sea-dwelling microbes reveal roots of protein common to all higher life forms

(PhysOrg.com) -- We have more in common with Dead Sea-dwelling microbes than previously thought. University of Florida researchers have found that one of the most common proteins in complex life forms may have evolved from ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lipid droplets lead a Spartin existence

Spartin, a protein linked to the neuronal disease Troyer syndrome, was thought to function in endocytosis. In the March 23, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Eastman et al. identify an unexpected role f ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A paradigm shift in immune response regulation

Over the past decade various pieces of the puzzle how signal transmission controls immunity have been coming together. Now, in Cell an international team reports a paradigm shift in the regulation of immune response. Their ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

New protein identified in bacterial arsenal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly a billion years ago, bacteria evolved an insidious means of infecting their hosts — a syringe-like mechanism able to inject cells with stealthy hijacker molecules. These molecules, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0