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

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

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

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

Researcher discovers epigenetic links in cell-fate decisions of adult stem cells

(Medical Xpress) -- The ability to control whether certain stem cells ultimately become bone cells holds great promise for regenerative medicine and potential therapies aimed at treating metabolic bone diseases.

Genetics created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies

Researchers at the University of Iowa have worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, which were published Jan. 6 ...

Medical research created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disabling cancer cells' defenses against radiation

Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute are developing a technique to remove cancer cells' defenses against radiation.

Cancer created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify enzyme that regulates degradation of damaged proteins

A study by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and UC Irvine has identified an enzyme called a proteasome phosphatase that appears to regulate removal of damaged proteins from a cell. The understanding of ...

Medical research created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study points to new means of overcoming antiviral resistance in influenza

UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs.

Medical research created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | 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

Live longer with fewer calories

By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | 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

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

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

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