News tagged with unfolded protein
Researchers look at reducing yield loss for crops under stress
People feel it, animals feel it, and yes, plants sense it too. It's stress.
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Researchers identify a mutation that causes inflammatory bowel disease
A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has linked a mouse mutation to an increased susceptibility for developing inflammatory bowel disease -- represented in humans as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, ...
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A mitosis mystery solved: How chromosomes align perfectly in a dividing cell
Although the process of mitotic cell division has been studied intensely for more than 50 years, Whitehead Institute researchers have only now solved the mystery of how cells correctly align their chromosomes during symmetric ...
Feb 12, 2012 |
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Stress pathway identified as potential therapeutic target to prevent vision loss
A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may le ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 08, 2012 |
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A spider web's strength lies in more than its silk
While researchers have long known of the incredible strength of spider silk, the robust nature of the tiny filaments cannot alone explain how webs survive multiple tears and winds that exceed hurricane strength.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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New technology allows scientists to watch cancer cells in action at unprecedented resolution
A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 01, 2012 |
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UT researchers' innovation addresses major challenge of drug delivery
A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 28, 2012 |
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Scientists probe form, function of mysterious protein
Like a magician employing sleight of hand, the protein mitoNEET -- a mysterious but important player in diabetes, cancer and aging -- draws the eye with a flurry of movement in one location while the subtle, ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Alzheimer's: French scientists focus on key target
French scientists said on Tuesday that lack of a key brain protein was linked to Alzheimer's, a finding that threw up a tempting target for drugs to fight the disease.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Study uncovers how DNA unfolds for transcription
(PhysOrg.com) -- The human genome contains some 3 billion base pairs that are tightly compacted into the nucleus of each cell. If a DNA strand were the thickness of a human hair, the entire human genome would ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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New information on the waste-disposal units of living cells
Important new information on one of the most critical protein machines in living cells has been reported by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Backing out of the nanotunnel: New method for nucleic acid analysis
Nanopores provide a versatile tool for probing molecular structures. A new German study shows that one can obtain more detailed information about the dynamic behavior of nucleic acids during passage through nanopores by directing ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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