Researchers find target to fight antibiotic resistance
Gram-negative bacteria are the bane of health care workers' existence.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 11, 2021
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News tagged with cardiolipin
Archaeal enzyme that produces membrane lipids is spectacularly promiscuous
Cells of all life forms are surrounded by a membrane that is made of phospholipids. One of these are the cardiolipins, which form a separate class due to their unique structure. When studying the enzyme that is responsible ...
Biochemistry
May 6, 2021
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Scientists find hints for how a fatty compound functions in the cell's powerhouse
In a study of yeast, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found how a fatty compound called cardiolipin helps create cellular energy. The researchers say their findings will help shed light on conditions that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 6, 2021
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The adaptable anthrax bacterium
The bacterium Bacillus anthracis—the cause of the serious infectious disease anthrax—has been used as a bioterror agent. Understanding how B. anthracis adapts to hostile environments to cause infection may identify new ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2020
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How a mitochondrial enzyme can trigger cell death
Cytochrome c is a small enzyme that plays an important role in the production of energy by mitochondria. It is also involved in signaling dangerous problems that warrant apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Using solid-state ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2019
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