Posts Tagged ‘proteins’

Heart ‘wear and tear’ looks like Alzheimer’s

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — There are striking similarities between heart cells in patients with heart failure and brain cells in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, report scientists. Continue…

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RNA sets the ‘rhythm’ for protein folding

STANFORD (US) — Music doesn’t go along at a single, mechanical speed. Notes of various lengths mix to create a specific, complex rhythm. New research suggests protein synthesis works the same way. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 12:23 - 0 Comments

How cells take a break when under stress

CORNELL (US) — When under stress, cells quickly stop making proteins, but are able to start again once the stress has passed. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 14:24 - 2 Comments

How protein ‘nanopistons’ unwind RNA

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Biologists have discovered how a family of proteins uses chemical energy to clamp down and pry open RNA strands. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 29, 2012 16:57 - 1 Comment

Protein ‘snapshot’ may improve flu vaccine

CORNELL (US) — A new method for looking at how proteins fold inside mammal cells may one day lead to better flu vaccines. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 29, 2012 15:23 - 0 Comments

Artificial proteins: Team predicts structures

NYU (US) — A new method can predict the structures of artificial proteins, a breakthrough that may prove valuable for developing pharmaceuticals and other chemicals. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 19, 2012 13:06 - 0 Comments

Genetic snippets may reveal protein code

BROWN (US) — Tiny, discarded loops of genetic material called lariats may hold clues to how the body makes instructions for building proteins. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 5, 2012 15:57 - 0 Comments

Protein folding evolved in knotty puzzle

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Protein knots, a structure whose formation remains a mystery, may have specific functional advantages that depend on the nature of the protein’s architecture. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments

To find disease, method tracks proteins

U. MELBOURNE/ MONASH (AUS) — A new technique identifies and tracks diseased proteins inside cells and could assist with treatments for brain diseases and cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments

Enzyme flips body’s ‘fat switch’

U. WARWICK (UK) — Discovery of a mechanism that controls the body’s “fat switch” may help explain why some people have a swift metabolism and others are in a constant struggle to control their appetite. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2011 13:38 - 0 Comments

Open ‘back door’: How to reprogram cells

USC (US) — Proteins that can reprogram switched-off genes offer new clues to how cells can be reprogrammed, from skin, for example, to muscle or vice versa. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 18, 2011 11:01 - 1 Comment

Largest ever human-engineered protein

VANDERBILT (US) — If Guinness World Records had a category for the largest human-designed protein, then a team of Vanderbilt University chemists would have just claimed it. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2011 9:03 - 0 Comments

Protein stops second wave of stroke injury

RUTGERS (US) — One of two proteins that regulate nerve cells and assist in overall brain function may be the key to preventing long-term damage after a stroke. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 29, 2011 10:39 - 4 Comments

Gamers succeed where scientists fail

U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade. (more…)

Plant killers may be easy to outsmart

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Pathogens pack a diverse arsenal of weapons in their war against plants, but a new study shows they strike a surprisingly limited number of cellular targets when they go for the kill. (more…)

Nano pickle: Pick the perfect proteins

U. PENN (US) — A new algorithm helps engineers tackle the seemingly impossible task of selecting the right raw materials for nanoscale construction. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 11, 2011 10:52 - 0 Comments

Bird embryos show cells move en masse

GEORGIA TECH (US) — Scientists studying bird embryos are learning new details about a developmental process involving the mass migration of cells as a sheet. (more…)