UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a mechanism that cells use to degrade microRNAs (miRNAs), genetic molecules that regulate the amounts of proteins in cells.
Biotechnology
Nov 12, 2020
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Which structures do complex proteins adopt in solution? Konstanz biophysicists answer this question using the example of ubiquitin dimers as well as a new combination of high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and sophisticated ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2023
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Proteins are molecular work horses in the cell that perform specific tasks, but it is essential that the timing of protein activities is exquisitely controlled. When proteins have fulfilled their tasks, their degradation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2020
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The mysterious function of a key protein has been revealed following a breakthrough by University of Dundee scientists.
Biochemistry
Jun 17, 2019
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Recycling or "scrap press": physicians at the Ruhr-Universität have found out which molecular mechanisms decide about the fate of the import receptor Pex18. Pex18 is responsible for the import of proteins into specific cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2013
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In a rare disease called mucolipidosis type II, people's hearts and abdomens swell, and their bones grow malformed.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 6, 2022
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New research from Oregon Health & Science University could one day lead to therapies that prevent or treat diseases and infections tied to a protein that's found in all human cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2023
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Biologists may have unearthed the potential to manipulate the functions of chloroplasts, the parts of plant cells responsible for photosynthesis.
Biotechnology
Nov 1, 2012
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A new paper published in Nature Communications presents research on unique peptides with anti-cancer potential.
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2022
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Researchers in Japan have gained valuable insights into 'stress granules'—clumps of RNAs and proteins that form when cells are stressed by factors such as heat, toxins and viruses, deepening the understanding of proteins ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2018
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