Leiden chemists have developed a new technique with which they can determine the role of kinases—a group of proteins—in a living cell. This technique makes it easier to find new drug targets for diseases such as cancer ...
Biotechnology
Jun 29, 2020
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A research team led by Dr. Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with a team led by Professor Martin Chalfie (2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) from the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2020
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Plant biologists have long sought a deeper understanding of foundational processes involving kinases, enzymes that catalyze key biological activities in proteins. Analyzing the processes underlying kinases in plants takes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2020
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Recently, a research team led by Dr. Liu Qingsong and Dr. Liu Jing from High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a novel FLT3-ITD mutation-selective kinase inhibitor CHMFL-FLT3-362, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 20, 2020
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Phytohormone ethylene plays essential roles in plant growth and development and response to stresses. In dicot Arabidopsis, the ethylene signaling pathway has been well-characterized. Ethylene signal is perceived and transduced ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2020
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After decades of speculation, researchers have demonstrated that a classical DNA repair enzyme also binds to RNA, affecting blood cell development.
Biotechnology
Feb 27, 2020
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One of the key features in the evolution of more complex organisms is the emergence of allosteric regulation. Allostery is a process by which a protein's activity can be modulated by binding an effector molecule distal to ...
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2020
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Everything a cell does, from dividing in two to migrating to a different part of the body, is controlled by enzymes that chemically modify other proteins in the cell. Researchers at Princeton University have devised a new ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2020
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Under severe environmental stresses such as high temperature, dryness and high salinity, cells survive by responding appropriately through elaborate mechanisms, according to new cell biology research from the Laboratory of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2020
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Cellular origin is well explained by the "endosymbiotic theory," which famously states that higher organisms called "eukaryotes" have evolved from more primitive single-celled organisms called "prokaryotes." This theory also ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2019
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