News articles tagged with 'phosphorylation'
Different evolutionary paths lead plants and animals to the same crossroads
— 1 Feb 2011 21:43 | EnvironmentIn analysing the molecular sensor for the plant growth hormone brassinolide, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered that although plants took an evolutionary…
Diabetes drug could work against Alzheimer's
— 25 Nov 2010 16:36 | HealthMetformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer's disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Centre for Neurodegenerative…
Immune system linked with accumulation of toxic tau protein
— 7 Oct 2010 15:21 | HealthCells that help to protect the central nervous system may also contribute to pathological changes in the brain. New research, published by Cell Press in the October 7th issue of the…
Getting off tract: Polyglutamine disease involves other regions of protein
— 22 Sep 2010 17:45 | HealthMany genes code for proteins that have a 'polyglutamine tract,' several glutamine amino acid residues in a row. Nine inherited neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease…
Study sheds light on cancer-causing gene regulation
— 17 Aug 2010 09:57 | HealthResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) have uncovered the genes that regulate MDM2, an oncogene that, in turn, regulates the tumour suppressor protein p53. But…
Inhibiting prostate cancer without disturbing regular body processes
— 10 Aug 2010 07:56 | HealthA kinase is a type of enzyme the body uses to regulate the functions of the proteins required for cell growth and maintenance, and researchers have discovered that one in particular…
'Guardian of the genome': Protein helps prevent damaged DNA in yeast
— 1 Aug 2010 11:19 | BiologyLike a scout that runs ahead to spot signs of damage or danger, a protein in yeast safeguards the yeast cells' genome during replication - a process vulnerable to errors when DNA is…
Scientists find unsuspected molecular link between obesity and insulin resistance
— 22 Jul 2010 10:23 | HealthA new understanding of insulin resistance and the action of diabetes drugs such as Avandia and Actos could pave the way for improved medications that are more selective and safer, say…
Scientists uncover novel anti-diabetes mechanism
— 22 Jul 2010 09:56 | HealthIn a joint study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard University have uncovered a novel mechanism that dramatically increases…
Histone H1 regulates gene activity throughout the cell cycle
— 2 Jul 2010 10:35 | HealthA protein that helps pack DNA into the cell nucleus has an important role in regulating gene activity, scientists report. The researchers found that the protein, histone H1, also takes…