Using advanced microscopy techniques, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden have visualized in unprecedented detail the machinery that the cells' powerhouses, the mitochondria, use to form ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2022
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Most people carry the fungus Candida albicans on their bodies without it causing many problems. However, a systemic infection with this fungus is dangerous and difficult to treat. Few antimicrobials are effective, and drug ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2022
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An international team of researchers has found that soil microorganisms respond to warming soil by reducing protein synthesis. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their long-term ...
Researchers solve the more than 25-year-old puzzle of how proteins are sorted in the cell. A protein complex known as NAC (nascent polypeptide-associated complex) serves as a "gatekeeper" in protein synthesis, regulating ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 24, 2022
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The vast majority of biological processes rely on proteins to carry out various jobs in all living cells, including neurons, which transmit information throughout the nervous system.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 3, 2022
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The correct functioning of cells rests upon the precise orchestration of many complex processes and organelles. Lysosomes—vital cell organelles—are enzyme-filled subunits found within many animal cells that help break ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 6, 2022
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The formation of peptide bonds—the chemical bond between amino acids—in protein synthesis is one of the most important biochemical reaction steps. Without the development of structurally and catalytically active polymers, ...
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2021
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Fruit flies (Drosophila) are important model organisms for biological research. Molecular tools exist that can turn on (or induce) gene expression in fruit flies, allowing researchers to learn more about the functions of ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2021
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Prions get mostly bad press, but they may be the keys to controlling protein synthesis in cells.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 15, 2021
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Protein production (translation) is a complex process involving machinery called ribosomes. How do cells counter ribosomal destabilization leading to premature termination of translation? Scientists at Tokyo Institute of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2021
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