News tagged with enzyme protein


Protein improves efficacy of tumor-killing enzyme

Scientists have devised a method for delivering tumor cell-killing enzymes in a way that protects the enzyme until it can do its work inside the cell. In their study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Societ ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combating the deathly Coronavirus

Scientists all over the world are on a quest for an antidote since the first patient died from the new coronavirus in summer 2012. Infection Researchers from the German Primate Center have now identified enzymes that activate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Circadian rhythms can be modified for potential treatment of disorders

(Medical Xpress)—UC Irvine-led studies have revealed the cellular mechanism by which circadian rhythms – also known as the body clock – modify energy metabolism and also have identified novel compounds that control ...

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer suppressor gene links metabolism with cellular aging

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is an attractive target for drug developers. But this path has so far proven difficult, as most p53 regulatory proteins operate via protein-protein interactions, which make for poor drug targets, ...

Cancer created Jan 13, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover potential drug target to block cell death in Parkinson's disease

Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists from the Florida campus of ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chromatin marks the spot in search for disease pathways

In September 2012, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project Consortium, a multi-institution collaboration that included the Broad Institute, capped off nine years of research with a flurry of papers ...

Genetics created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neurons die in Alzheimer's because of faulty cell cycle control before plaques and tangles appear

The two infamous proteins, amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau, that characterize advanced Alzheimer's disease (AD), start healthy neurons on the road to cell death long before the appearance of the deadly plaques and tangles by working ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technology for more efficient treatment of Pompe disease, other metabolic disorders

VIB researchers from UGent and Vrije Universiteit Brussel , together with a team of the firm Oxyrane have developed a new technology that can lead to a more efficient and possibly also cheaper therapy for diseases such as ...

Medical research created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Temple researchers show targeted cancer drug may stunt heart's ability to repair itself

Scientists for the first time have evidence showing how a widely used type of "targeted" cancer drug can be dangerous to the heart.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Losing protein helps heart recover, scientists say

When a person has a heart attack, portions of the heart muscle die in the next several days or even weeks if deprived of oxygen for long enough. The recovering heart slowly remodels itself, even fostering the growth of new ...

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A molecular scissor related to Alzheimer's disease

An international research team led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and researchers from Kiel University revealed the atomic‐level structure of the human peptidase enzyme meprin β (beta). ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New function of a protein involved in colon cancer is identified

Researchers from IMIM, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, have succeeded in determining the function of a new variant of enzyme IKKalpha (IKKα) to activate some of the genes taking part in the tumor progressions ...

Cancer created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making it easier to make stem cells

The process researchers use to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)—a special type of stem cell that can be made in the lab from any type of adult cell—is time consuming and inefficient. To ...

Medical research created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new enzyme to fight Alzheimer's disease

An enzyme that could represent a powerful new tool for combating Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The enzyme—known as BACE2—destroys beta-amyloid, a toxic protein fragment ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune system protein could explain pancreatitis

It is likely that the protein is also highly significant for other inflammatory diseases.

Immunology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0