Researchers at UAB in collaboration with the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, have discovered the structure of the PPC descarboxilase (PPCDC) enzyme present in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a very important ...
Biochemistry
Nov 4, 2009
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As sessile organisms, plants have to continually adapt their growth and architecture to the ever-changing environment. To do so, plants have evolved distinct molecular mechanisms to sense and respond to the environment and ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2022
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Biotechnology offers the opportunity for seafood producers to better exploit their byproducts. By using tailored enzymes, Biotechnologists at NORCE have improved a protein powder made from fish byproducts.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2023
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Structural biologists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have resolved the 3D structure of a protein machine that plays an important part in the maintenance of genomic stability. They have revealed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2014
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The Plant Physiology and Biochemistry research team at the University of Konstanz has discovered previously unknown molecular mechanisms by which plants adapt to their environment—important basic knowledge in times of climate ...
Biochemistry
Nov 25, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have designed a synthetic community of artificial cells that collectively displays a simple form of predatory behaviour.
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2016
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Inside neurons, motor proteins haul precious cargo, moving essential goods along thread-like roadways called microtubule tracks.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2022
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A new study by researchers at Imperial College London has identified a way in which Salmonella bacteria, which cause gastroenteritis and typhoid fever, counteract the defence mechanisms of human cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2012
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Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic compounds, some with the capacity to interrupt specific protein-protein interactions that play a role in disease. The new compounds have cyclic structures ...
Biochemistry
Mar 12, 2018
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New protein probes are now helping scientists find the best biomass-to-biofuel production enzymes that nature has to offer. Turning biomass into biofuel hinges on the breakdown of the energy-rich primary component of plant ...
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2013
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