New structural details emerge about one of the body’s biggest protein assemblages, the nuclear pore complex CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Standing guard between a cell’s nucleus and its main chamber, called the cytoplasm, are thousands of behemoth protein structures called nuclear pore complexes, or NPCs. NPCs are like the bouncers of a cell’s nucleus, tightly...
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Restricting unwanted immune reactions
Researchers at the University of Münster (Germany) have decoded a mechanism found at the beginning of many inflammatory processes: a new approach to the development of anti-inflammatory treatment options IMAGE: BINDING MODEL: THE S100A8/S100A9 PROTEIN COMPLEX (GREY/BEIGE) BINDS TO THE TLR4 RECEPTOR (RAINBOW-COLOURED) AND MD2 (RED) AND TRIGGERS IMMUNE REACTIONS IN CELLS. BLOCKING THIS INTERACTION IS A...
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Heart failure patients with a higher protein intake live longer
Heart failure patients who consume more protein live longer, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress. Elderly adults need to maintain muscle mass for optimal health. However, most lose muscle mass as they age and are less efficient at using dietary protein to build muscle....
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Researchers show how a protein prevents the uncontrolled expansion of immune cells
The mammalian immune system consists of millions of individual cells that are produced daily from precursor cells in the bone marrow. During their development, immune cells undergo a rapid expansion, which is interrupted by phases of differentiation to more mature lymphocytes. Alternate phases of proliferation and differentiation occur also during the maturation of antibody-producing B...
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Researchers Discover The Proteins Responsible For Cancer Metastasis And How To Control Them
Researchers Discover The Proteins Responsible For Cancer Metastasis And How To Control Them Cancer treatments do not always produce positive results despite advanced treatments and procedures designed to fight off the disease. Even with patients previously cleared of the disease, things could suddenly turn upside down when the tumors come back and quickly spread to other parts of the...
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Protein primes mouse stem cells to quickly repair injury, study finds
Like drag car racers revving their engines at the starting line, stem cells respond more quickly to injury when they’ve been previously primed with one dose of a single protein, according to a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Mice given the priming protein recover muscle function more quickly after damage, their skin...
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New protein could be key in fighting debilitating parasitic disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A naturally occurring protein has been discovered that shows promise as a biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis, one of the world’s most prevalent parasitic diseases, Oregon State University researchers reported today in a new study. Schistosomiasis is transmitted via flatworms shed by the freshwater snails that serve as the parasite’s non-human host. It’s...