Sentences with phrase «ability of a particular protein»

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Grate needed three things to mimic proteins: raw components with a backbone that can support a large variety of side chains; the ability to put the side chains in a particular order; the stickiness, which chemists refer to as non-covalent bonds.

While teams used a variety of engineering strategies to enhance their cells» chemotactic ability, the most successful cells were an adapted version of Dicty with increased activity of a particular protein, Ric8, that enhanced G - protein signaling, helping chemotaxis in shallow chemical gradients.

«The ability to control the functional states of opioid receptors is of particular interest because they belong to the large family of so - called G - protein - coupled transmembrane receptors (GPCRs), which make up a large fraction of the proteins targeted by pharmaceutical agents,» says Matthias Schönberger, first author of the new study.

This particular technique, with its ability to predict the structure and motion of extremely small and previously uncrystallizable molecules, could provide structural biologists with a valuable tool to analyze accurately biological function of proteins and their dysregulation in disease.

Of particular interest is oskar mRNA, which encodes Oskar protein, which is endowed with the unique ability to induce the formation of germ cells, the cells that ensure perpetuation of the specieOf particular interest is oskar mRNA, which encodes Oskar protein, which is endowed with the unique ability to induce the formation of germ cells, the cells that ensure perpetuation of the specieof germ cells, the cells that ensure perpetuation of the specieof the species.

Creatine's ability to increase muscular hypertrophy is derived largely from the fact that it is able to trigger creation of new muscle cells, increase protein synthesis in the muscles and decrease the production of myostatin which depletes muscle tissue, while at the same time increase the release of particular hormones that promote muscle building like IGF - 1 (Insulin Growth - like Factor) and testosterone.

This amino acid in particular is regularly used by most bodybuilders looking to perfect their muscle size gains because of its ability to activate the mTOR pathway, one of the two major proteins that drive muscle protein synthesis.