News tagged with protein family

Small change makes a big difference for ion channels

Using a high-resolution single-molecule study technique, University of Illinois researchers have seen the very subtle differences between two branches of an important family of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The heart disease mutation carried by 60 million

Heart disease is the number one killer in the world and India carries more than its share of this burden. Moreover, the problem is set to rise: it is predicted that by 2010 India's population will suffer approximately 60% ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study analyzes role of PARP enzyme in eukaryotes

An Ohio State University molecular biologist leveraged a supercomputer to help better define the family tree of a group of enzymes that have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases and are important ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New clues about mitochondrial 'growth spurts'

Mitochondria are restless, continually merging and splitting. But contrary to conventional wisdom, the size of these organelles depends on more than fusion and fission, as Berman et al. show. Mitochondrial ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Where did you get those eyes and that brain?

A family history of Alzheimer's disease significantly increases the risk for developing this disorder, but a new study in Biological Psychiatry suggests that which of your parents has the disease is very important.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0