Sentences with phrase «known protein called»

Handa's team found that beads tagged with thalidomide bound to a little - known protein called cereblon, which is expressed widely in both embryonic and adult tissues.

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As the video explains, these traits are due to the tiny molecular machines in our cells known as proteins, which are encoded by bits of DNA called genes.

Monica: I make the below recipe for broa, which calls for milk, but I always use something else... soy milk or just water plus protein powder (I know... it turns out though) or extra oil.

That's because the body is breaking down old, damaged proteins and building new ones, which is a process called protein breakdown and protein synthesis, known collectively as protein turnover.

No - bake Energy Bites — Bliss balls, energy balls, protein balls, energy bites... whatever you call them, this deliciously nutty sphere - shaped snack is one of our all - time favorites.

This is what I like to call the OG vegan protein powder (that's original gangster, in case you were not in the know), and by that I mean it's my tried and tested brand and flavour that I come back to time and time again.

i have been on a bit of a health kick lately... (you would never know it by those s'mores brownies i posted, but hey - its all about balance) and have been obsessing over these energy bites or power balls or protein bites or whatever else you want to call them.

Im starting the Insanity workout program and they are recommending to drink a high protein shake to keep up with the workouts that has also «Creatine», they have their own version called» Results and Recovery drink» but it is extremely expensive and was wondering if you can recommend high protein shakes for me that I can make at home knowing that are 100 % natural and do nt have harming chemicals.

I'm less sure about its protein options — according to a website called BusinessTravelLife, no two Hudson News stands have exactly the same stock, so it's hard to know — but Bihuniak points out that single - serving dairy sources like yogurt, cheese, and milk will do the trick.

They focused on the p75NTR receptor, a protein which is found on the tips of peripheral neurons and known to bind a small molecule called NGF (for nerve growth factor).

The protein, called SP9, was known to be important for normal medium spiny neurons, but it had not previously been associated with Huntington's disease.

The newly discovered Y - shape at the base of myocilin joins together four well - known protein shapes called olfactomedins, or propellers, in groups of four.

The most compelling evidence for this conclusion came from the finding that the protein - encoding information of c - src is divided into several separate domains, called exons, by intervening regions known as introns.

Degenerative brain diseases like mad cow disease (officially known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), scrapie in sheep, and vCJD in humans are thought to be caused by prions, misfolded versions of a normal cellular protein called PrPC.

The gene is called SERPINE1, and is known to make a protein that promotes ageing, known as PAI - 1.

Shahrara and her colleagues knew that a protein called CCL28 was found in the body under low oxygen conditions, or hypoxia.

Smith's group was one of the first to report the existence of a protein called SDI, better known as p21 — which helps inhibit a cell's DNA synthesis and thus initiates its entry into senescence — and Pereira - Smith worked with him on the project.

Researchers knew the lead - lime mix reacts with sulfur present in hair's keratin proteins to form crystals of lead sulfide, also called galena.

Recently he found that eight of the youngsters have a defect in a gene that codes for a receptor protein called melanocortin - 4, known to regulate eating in mice.

«We've known for some time that invadopodia are driven by protein filaments called actin,» said study leader Louis Hodgson, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy and structural biology at Einstein.

Svendsen injected into their brains a protein known to enhance neural development, called glial cell line - derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF).

Researchers know that cells chop single genes into shorter pieces called exons, which they mix and match into one transcript for creating a protein.

The protein, known as focal adhesion kinase, or FAK, activates an enzyme called AKT, which helps islet cells in the pancreas to survive.

The researchers also identified the specific neuron responsible for detecting high pH. They did this by showing that when a specific sensing neuron, called the ASH neuron, was destroyed by laser microsurgery, the worms no longer avoided high pH. Going another step further, the researchers also identified some of the proteins involved in the response to high alkalinity, which make up a calcium channel.

It has been known for some time that a protein called AMACR is involved in prostate cancer development.

The study also suggests that AF267B reduces the activity of an enzyme known as GSK3beta, which in turn prevents so - called tau proteins from clumping together into the disease's signature tangles.

Researchers know that patients with several types of cancer, including prostate cancer, have higher than normal levels of a protein called AMACR, and that the protein is linked to the aggressiveness of the cancer.

- If you don't know a name when calling a company, make one up — «May I please speak to Dr. Mei Wong, your director of protein purification?»

The molecule is known as a G protein - coupled receptor because it triggers so - called G proteins to bind to the inner side of a receptor and start a signal cascade.

This gene is one of many known to be involved in the formation of emotional memories, and encodes an enzyme called protein kinase C -.

He was particularly interested in exploring memory, and so he arranged to work with Morrison, an Alzheimer's disease investigator who was studying proteins called NMDA receptors, which were known to play a role in memory formation.

We now know that plaques are clusters of protein fragments called beta - amyloid peptides.

Because other proteins known as proteases are needed to activate the EPF2 peptide, the scientists also used a «proteomics» approach to identify a new protein that they called CRSP (CO2 Response Secreted Protease) which, they determined, is crucial for activating the EPF2 peptide.

They found genes for five new receptors, all of which belong to a known family of proteins called formyl peptide receptors (FPRs).

To demonstrate that receptors still function inside the nanodisc, Sligar's graduate student Andrew Leitz turned to a well - known protein: the β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR), a target of heart drugs called beta blockers.

The technique, called SEWING, is inspired by natural evolutionary mechanisms that also recombine portions of known proteins to produce new structures and functions.

The activity of the latter protein is known to be blocked by a small molecule called Nutlin - 3.

The researchers found that the blond hair commonly seen in Northern Europeans is caused by a single change in the DNA that regulates the expression of a gene that encodes a protein called KITLG, also known as stem cell factor.

To better understand the presence and importance of these proteins in the urine of pregnant women with preeclampsia, the team used a dye called Congo Red, which was known to bind proteins such as amyloid based on previous research done with other protein misfolding conditions.

Recent studies showed that low oxygen conditions increase levels of a family of proteins known as HIFs, or hypoxia - inducible factors, that turn on hundreds of genes, including one called NANOG that instructs cells to become stem cells.

A protein fragment called amyloid - beta (Aβ) is known to aggregate and create plaque in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

Six years ago, Tanzi and neuroscientist Robert Moir, also at MGH, decided to test a hunch that ß amyloid behaves similarly to a class of proteins with well - known beneficial properties, called antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs.

The screen turned up some proteins that the Penn team had explored before but also a new one, a protein called BAG3, known as a chaperone protein, which under normal physiological conditions acts to promote cell survival.

The study included 124 newly diagnosed patients at 25 clinical trial sites in the U.S. Two - thirds of the patients were treated with ICT - 107, an experimental vaccine based on immune system cells called dendritic cells that were exposed to six synthetic proteins, or antigens, known to be involved in GBM development.

Fluid samples taken from the students after infection were found to be full of a protein called interleukin - 6, or il - 6, which is known to inflame respiratory tract cells; samples taken before the infection were free of the protein, says Elias.

VirSorter also «fished» for sequences by looking for genes known to help produce a protein shell that all viruses have, called a capsid.

In 2002 Joslin researcher Steven Shoelson knew that salicylates block the action of a protein called NFkB, a genetic master switch in the liver that helps launch a cascade of genes that cause the chronic, low - grade inflammation associated with diabetes.

Cry4 is part of a class of proteins called cryptochromes, which are known to be involved in circadian rhythms, or biological sleep cycles (SN: 10/02/17, p. 6).

The protein in question is called SIRT1, more commonly known for being activated by red wine.

Key to this process is a repetitive stretch of a protein building block called glutamine, which is known to serve as a glue for protein aggregates in disease.