Sentences with phrase «damage proteins directly»

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RIPK1, the researchers found, inflicts damage by directly attacking the body's myelin production plants — nerve cells known as oligodendrocytes, which secrete the soft substance, rich in fat and protein that wraps around axons to support their function and shield them from damage.

After two earlier published attempts that led to early - stage embryos but not confirmed embryonic stem cells, Mitalipov and colleagues took steps to preserve a protein complex believed to help primate eggs restructure transplanted DNA, and employed a new imaging system to observe the egg's chromosomes directly instead of by staining them or using ultraviolet light, which might damage DNA.

Now a study shows that the protein built by healthy versions of the gene binds directly to DNA, suggesting that the protein might repair DNA damage.

In different contexts, viruses appear capable of attacking tumors in a number of different ways — by directly infecting them, by releasing tumor proteins that trigger a broad immune response against the cancer, and by damaging the blood supply tumors need to survive.

Furthermore, by chromatin immunoprecipitation and whole - genome scanning approaches, we show that the chromosome ends of senescent cells directly contribute to the DNA damage response, and that uncapped telomeres directly associate with many, but not all, DNA damage response proteins.

They are highly reactive molecules that can directly damage the structures of cells and their lipids and proteins, as well as DNA.

The condition is autoimmune in nature, which means gluten doesn't cause the damage directly; instead, your immune system's reaction to the gluten protein spurs your white blood cells to mistakenly attack your small intestinal lining.

Recent clinical study found this carotenoid to be the strongest antioxidant against singlet oxygen (a reactive oxygen species that directly damages biological lipids, proteins and DNA).