Plant cells use an unknown mechanism to mark damaged chloroplasts for destruction, RIKEN biologists have discovered. This finding could eventually lead to more sustainable agriculture through the reduced use of fertilizers.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2020
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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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How our eyes detect and respond to changes in light intensity is determined by specialized cells in the eye called photoreceptors. In addition to converting light into electrical signals, effectively allowing us to see, rod-shaped ...
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2019
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Australian researchers are among the first in the world to have access to a new approach to understand intricate changes that control how proteins function in our cells in health and disease.
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 14, 2019
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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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Human cells have a sophisticated regulatory system that consists of labeling proteins with the small molecule ubiquitin. In a first, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded in marking proteins with ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2019
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Researchers have identified a protein complex that marks misfolded proteins, stops them from interacting with other proteins in the cell, and directs them toward disposal. In collaboration with the neurology department at ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2019
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Protein nanomachines made of multiple protein molecules are highly dynamic during their actions on their functional targets, sometime called substrates. Dynamics of these large protein nanomachines of more than megadalton ...
Biochemistry
Feb 26, 2019
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Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, carrying out essential tasks to keep our cells – and our bodies – functioning properly. But proteins can only do their jobs if they fold into the right shape.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 28, 2018
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FAT10 is a small protein with a huge effect. Its attachment to a target protein is a signal for its degradation. FAT10 is a marking system for degradation that seems to be inefficient. In contrast to its biological competitor, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 4, 2018
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