The floppy protein: When being out of shape finally pays off
(Phys.org) —A protein that acts as a chaperone and escorts pathogenic bacteria through the acid bath of the human stomach actually needs to lose its shape in order to work.
(Phys.org) —A protein that acts as a chaperone and escorts pathogenic bacteria through the acid bath of the human stomach actually needs to lose its shape in order to work.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 5, 2013
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(Phys.org)—How can pharmaceuticals be safely carried through the acidic environment of the stomach and into the intestines? A team of Canadian and Australian researchers has developed a novel nanotransporter that consists ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 17, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed a potential new way to attack common stomach bacteria that cause ulcers and significantly increase the odds ...
Biochemistry
Dec 10, 2012
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A research team led by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is releasing study results this week showing how a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes more than half of peptic ulcers worldwide and that has ...
Biochemistry
Dec 7, 2011
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Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 28, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Idaho National Laboratory biologist Frank Roberto squats on a bare, gravelly patch of ground in Yellowstone National Park's rolling backcountry. At his feet, scalding water churns in a mustard-yellow pool ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 24, 2009
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A team of researchers from Boston University, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently made a discovery that changes a long held paradigm about how bacteria move through soft gels. They showed ...
Biochemistry
Aug 12, 2009
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A tiny protein helps protect disease-causing bacteria from the ravaging effects of stomach acid, researchers at the University of Michigan and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2009
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