Sentences with phrase «on precursor proteins»

«New ideas often come from unexpected sources,» says Donald Steiner, Pritzker professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Hughes Investigator, and an authority on precursor proteins — rough cuts of proteins such as insulin that need to be modified before they are able to function normally.

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Few people realise kale has as much protein per gram as steak — with all the amazing amount of vitamin A precursor and other good stuff that you miss out on with the steak.
Studies of embryonic stem cells revealed that NANOG protein levels can be lowered by a chemical process known as methylation, which involves putting a methyl group chemical tag on a protein's messenger RNA (mRNA) precursor.
On page 735, molecular biologists describe a new candidate for b - secretase, an elusive enzyme that is needed to free one end of b - amyloid from its larger precursor protein.
The team went on to show that supplementing heavy stable isotope - labeled forms of these precursors led to incorporation of heavy amino acids into proteins produced in enzyme expressing cells.
The mutations take place on a protein that serves as the precursor for amyloid beta, a different protein that forms plaques in the brains of individuals afflicted by Alzheimer's disease.
In 2014, Anna earned her Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology at Drexel University where she focused on characterizing Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway and its role in Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) processing, Amyloid - beta clearance, and trafficking to primary cilia.
Drawing on findings that most of the body's neurotransmitter serotonin resides in the gut, not the brain, Julia Ross» book and protocol The Mood Cure employs amino acids — the constituents of protein and precursors to neurotransmitters — to correct emotional fallouts.
It's helpful for immunity and as a glutathione precursor; it's most likely to be beneficial during infections and / or on a low protein diet.
Understanding the role of soy constituents, such as daidzein, on AβPP (amyloid - β protein precursor) synthesis and metabolism and modulation of intake during pregnancy and infancy could reduce seizure incidence and prevent neurological damage.»
Noni Juice: Juice of the Tahitian noni fruit is revered by the Polynesians for its curative powers, possibly due to the presence of an alkaloid precursor called xeronine, which contributes to the effectiveness of proteins on the cellular level.
One hypothesis is that as a regulator of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP), a gene that may be partly responsible for inducing Alzheimer's, TSH levels may have a direct impact on the prevalence of Alzheimer's.
Offering phenomenal amounts of dopamine precursors, phenylalanine and tyrosine, egg whites are 91 % protein, and lay on an awesome balance of all kinds of amino acids, relatively inexpensively.
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