News tagged with prion state
Prion leaves lasting mark on memory
Prions are a special class of proteins best known as the source for mad cow and other neurodegenerative diseases. Despite this negative reputation, according to a new report in the February 5th issue of the journal Cell a prio ...
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Feb 04, 2010 |
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Unravelling the mystery of misfolding prions
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the University of Alberta's physics department and the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) are the first to map out the folding pathways of prions, malformed ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Researchers develop novel technique for early detection of misfolded protein
(Phys.org) -- University of Delaware assistant professor David W. Colby is co-author of a paper in the March 23 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry that suggests protein misfolding may occur early in th ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Infrared spectroscopy allows scientists to analyze protein structure on ultrafast timescale
Proteins can take many different shapes, and those shapes help determine each protein’s function. Analyzing those structures can tell scientists a great deal about how a protein behaves, but many of the ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Prion proteins play powerful role in survival, evolution of wild yeast strains
Prions, the much-maligned proteins most commonly known for causing "mad cow" disease, are commonly used in yeast to produce beneficial traits in the wild. Moreover, such traits can be passed on to subsequent generations and ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Battling chronic wasting disease in elk and deer
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been responsible for the severe decline of Saskatchewan’s game farm industry. Millions have been spent on programs to screen herds and compensate farmers.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Into the (mis)fold: a diagnostic tool for proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, currently affecting more than 35 million people worldwide. Although many genetic and hereditary factors are thought to contribute ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Simulating amyloid formation
Many neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by proteins that assume an abnormal configuration, which leads to their aggregation and deposition in and around rve cells, causing cell death. This process, ...
May 04, 2011 |
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Mutant prions help cells foil harmful protein misfolding
Romping clumps of misfolded proteins are prime suspects in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. Those diseases are devastating and incurable, but a team of biologists ...
Mar 20, 2011 |
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Mad cow disease: Blood test for vCJD clears hurdle
A blood test to detect rogue prion proteins that cause the human form of mad-cow disease has performed well in an early experiment, British doctors reported in The Lancet on Thursday.
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Feb 03, 2011 |
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How does Prozac act? By acting on the microRNA
The adaptation mechanisms of the neurons to antidepressants has, until now, remained enigmatic. Research, published this week by teams of Odile Kellermann and of Jean-Marie Launay (Inserm, Paris), sheds new light on the mechanisms ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 16, 2010 |
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