Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 percent of those ...
An international team led by NYU Cancer Institute have identified a protein complex that regulates the formation of cilia, which are found on virtually all mature human cells and are essential to ...
... unrecognized mammalian genes that do not encode proteins, but instead function as long RNA molecules. ... cell types with the expression patterns of known critical protein-coding genes in those same cells ...
... have cleared a key hurdle in the creation of synthetic life, assembling a cell's critical protein-making machinery -- the ribosome -- in an advance with both practical, industrial applications and ...
... first patient virus samples were made available, Singapore scientists report an evolutionary analysis of a critical protein produced by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus strain. In the Biology Direct ...
Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a new protein that protects sensory cells in the ear, according to a study led by University of Iowa researchers. The findings, ...
... the active region of telomerase and provides the first full-length view of the telomerase molecule's critical protein component. It reveals surprising details, at the atomic level, of the enzyme's ...
... cell-cell-contacts (tight junctions) of the specialized heart fibres. CAR was discovered as the critical protein responsible for virus entry during infection with Coxsackie and Adenoviruses. Its role ...
... to orderly cell division and equal segregation of chromosomes. Aurora kinase A is a critical protein involved in the duplication, maturation and distribution of centrosomes, which function during ...
... changes would also be found in other body tissues as well.
" The critical protein controls both which genes are off ... School. "As cells accumulate DNA damage, the protein can't do both jobs sufficiently ...
... also called imatinib, works by shutting down a critical protein, BCR-ABL, which causes leukemia cells ... the cancer-causing BCR-ABL and the complementary protein KIT," said Amie Corbin, OHSU Knight Cancer ...
... produce even low levels of full-length protein might ease symptoms of cystic fibrosis and ... , PTC124 was shown to increase the amount and function of critical proteins in animal and cell-culture models ...
... for just a short time, we can then stop the disease in its tracks."
To identify the critical proteins, the UTMB researchers — including research scientist Andrey A. Kolokoltsov, assistant professor ...
... the pancreatic progenitor cells and the alpha cells. Further, the research identifies a critical protein and pathways that can be used to screen for small molecule drugs for developing beta cell ...
... under the retina. One year after the single injection, the healthy genes continue to make this critical protein, increasing the retina's sensitivity to light.
"We had previously shown that RPE65 gene ...
