Sentences with phrase «specific human protein»

But until now, no one has shown that a specific human protein is necessary

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This specific casein protein fraction, which is derived from fresh bovine milk, has unique nutritional and functional properties that are similar to the nutrients present in human milk.

Human milk contains proteins that promote brain development and specific immunities against human illHuman milk contains proteins that promote brain development and specific immunities against human illhuman illness.

Human milk contains various enzymes; some are specific for the biosynthesis of milk in the mammary gland (eg, lactose synthetase, fatty acid synthetase, thioesterase), whereas others are specific for the digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that facilitate the infant's ability to break down food and to absorb human Human milk contains various enzymes; some are specific for the biosynthesis of milk in the mammary gland (eg, lactose synthetase, fatty acid synthetase, thioesterase), whereas others are specific for the digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that facilitate the infant's ability to break down food and to absorb human human milk.

«The higher levels of these proteins in human milk are consistent with the well - established perspective that human babies, compared to other primate infants, are born at a slightly earlier stage of development and require higher levels of specific proteins that will nurture them as they mature,» Lemay said.

She noted that these proteins found at higher levels in human milk include specific proteins that are enriched in human brain tissues, suggesting that they may be involved in neurodevelopment.

A human antibody specific for dengue virus locks viral envelope proteins into a conformation that prohibits viral entry.

EPFL scientists have now taken the first extensive look at a family of ~ 350 human proteins, showing that they establish a complex interplay with transposable elements to create largely human - specific gene regulatory networks.

Strategies that boost the cell's quality control programs, rather than disarm specific pathologic proteins, have looked promising in lab animals that serve as models for human neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia.

Using human fetal «mini-brains» grown in 3 - D cultures, scientists determined that a specific protein produced by the Zika virus changes the properties of neural stem cells in the developing brain of an infected fetus, potentially causing microcephaly in newborns (Ki - Jun Yoon, abstract 103.06, see attached summary).

But determining which specific genetic changes led to humans won't be easy, says Asao Fujiyama, of RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center and the National Institute of Informatics in Japan, one of the project leaders: «The key proteins are very difficult to iron out because we have so many differences.»

In all, scientists estimate that the human body contains about 100,000 different proteins, each the result of millions of years of evolutionary shuffling, culminating in a precise lineup of pleats, coils, and furrows required to carry out a specific job in the cell.

In earlier studies involving animal models and human cancer cell lines, researchers found that breast cancer spreads when three specific cells are in direct contact: an endothelial cell (a type of cell that lines the blood vessels), a perivascular macrophage (a type of immune cell found near blood vessels), and a tumor cell that produces high levels of Mena, a protein that enhances a cancer cell's ability to spread.

«This is the first time that this specific protein - protein signaling complex has been identified in GBM, and it gives us a new potential target for drug development,» says Fisher, Thelma Newmeyer Corman Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and co-leader of the Cancer Molecular Genetics research program at VCU Massey, professor and chair of the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics at the VCU School of Medicine, and director of the VIMM.

Mathias Uhlen, director of the Human Protein Atlas project and co-author of the paper, says: «I am extremely pleased that the resource created through the Human Protein Atlas effort has been used in the analysis of clinical data obtained from liver disease patients and that this analysis has led to the identification of liver - specific drug targets that can be used for treatment of this clinically important patient group.»

Now, researchers from the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London have come up with a system that is specific, flexible, and can detect single protein biomarkers directly in human serum (a pool of fluid separated from blood).

The program works by connecting computer - generated drug profiles — including mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, and side effects — with information about how a molecule may interact with human proteins in specific diseases, such as ovarian cancer.

The researchers identified proteins specific to human blood and organs, which was a surprise, and showed that the vessels once held organ remains.

In humans, there are about 100 proteins associated with ubiquitination, the process by which a protein labelled with ubiquitin is removed from the cell by specific cell machinery known as the proteosome.

The researchers found a protein that helps prevent human herpes virus 8 from replicating by detecting a specific modification on viral messenger RNA.

She noted that these proteins found at higher levels in human milk include specific proteins that are enriched in human brain tissues, suggesting that they may be involved in neurodevelopment.

«The higher levels of these proteins in human milk are consistent with the well - established perspective that human babies, compared to other primate infants, are born at a slightly earlier stage of development and require higher levels of specific proteins that will nurture them as they mature,» Lemay said.

Over the past two years, investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have reported results from a human trial in GBM using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, through which patients» own T cells were engineered to track down and kill cancer cells that express a tumor - specific protein known as EGFRvIII.

The great similarity between the small heat shock proteins of nematodes and humans in specific locations becomes apparent in the crystal structure of the Sip1 protein.

That same study linked milk proteins preserved in the calculus of other ancient human skeletons to specific animals — providing a peek into long - ago lifestyles.

In order to ensure that the antibodies were specific to MERS, the scientists also tested the spike proteins of SARS and OC43, a human coronavirus closely resembling one circulating in cows, sheep, goats, and camels.

First, the research team succeeded in efficiently inducing inner ear cells expressing inner ear specific proteins, such as CONNEXIN 26, CONNEXIN 30, and PENDRIN, from human iPS cells.

We identified species - specific gene expression patterns indicating that changes in protein and gene expression have been particularly pronounced in the human brain.

Use of the immunofluorescent microscopy visualization technique reveals the presence of specific proteins in naive human embryonic stem cells.

When the researchers added a specific bone morphogenetic protein called BMP4, as well as another signaling molecule called retinoic acid, to human embryonic stem cells, they got a mixture of two types of sensory interneurons.

The team is now trying to nail down the specific role of stum proteins in Drosophila and to determine whether the human version of stum — which has never been characterized — also works in joint angle sensing.

«This data allows classification of all human protein - coding genes into those coding for house - hold functions (present in all cells) and those that are tissue - specific genes with highly specialized expression in particular organs and tissues, such as kidney, liver, brain, heart, pancreas.

«We are truly excited about the RNA transcript data and the map of gene expression that we now have for 27 different organ - specific tissues», says Professor Mathias Uhlén, Program Director of the Human Protein Atlas.

On the other hand, we have specific interests in proteins that contribute to virulence in pathogens in humans and in livestock.

The good safety profile of Aducanumab in patients may well be attributed to the antibody's specific capacity to bond with the abnormally folded beta - amyloid protein fragment as well as the fact that the antibody is of human origin.

and affinity of antibody ACI - 5400 were characterized by a panel of methods: (i) measuring the selectivity for a specific phospho - Tau epitope known to be associated with tauopathy, (ii) performing a combination of peptide and protein binding assays, (iii) staining of brain sections from mouse preclinical tauopathy models and from human subjects representing six different tauopathies, and (iv) evaluating the selective binding to pathological epitopes on extracts from tauopathy brains in non-denaturing sandwich assays.

CAR - T cells are human killer T cells artificially engineered to target specific proteins (antigens) associated with a cancer.

Immunoblot analysis using mouse monoclonal antibody to human IgM detected IgM to cytomegalovirus (CMV)- specific proteins (150, 42, 38, 32, and 28 kDa) in 74 (38 %) of 197 seropositive serum samples from 197 individuals in three subject groups: 43 surgical patients, 31 patients with solid tumors, and 123 healthy individuals.

He was a principal investigator of an ENCODE grant to devise strategies to map the binding of certain proteins to the human genome and to develop novel experimental approaches to examine specific classes of regulatory elements.

Sections were stained with H&E or immunostained overnight at 4 °C with primary human specific (h) or non-specific antibodies made in PBS with 0.2 % Triton - X100: mouse anti-nuclear matrix protein / h - nuc (hNUMA; 1:100; Millipore, Temecula, CA, USA); goat anti-doublecortin (DCX; 1:1000; Millipore); mouse anti-Nestin (hNestin; Chemicon).

More than 98 percent of the human genome is non-coding, meaning it does not code for specific proteins.

The Human Organ - specific Molecule Electronic Repository (Homer) is a comprehensive database covering about 22809 genes / proteins detailed in and filtered from expression and disease - related databases such as, dbEST, TiSGeD, human plasma proteins (HPA), The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) and Disease OntoHuman Organ - specific Molecule Electronic Repository (Homer) is a comprehensive database covering about 22809 genes / proteins detailed in and filtered from expression and disease - related databases such as, dbEST, TiSGeD, human plasma proteins (HPA), The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) and Disease Ontohuman plasma proteins (HPA), The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) and Disease Ontology.

Upon engraftment into the medial prefrontal cortex in rats, the homolog of the human anterior cingulate cortex, the cells assumed neuronal morphologies, expressed monoaminergic - specific proteins, and seemed to functionally integrate, as assessed by the upregulation of the immediate - early gene, cfos.

When human immune system proteins detect this virus - specific RNA, they sound an alarm to signal the rest of the immune system to respond.

(C) Endoglycosidase H (EndoH) digestion of A1ATD disease - specific human iPS cell — derived hepatocyte microsomal subcellular fraction, confirming retention of misfolded polymeric α1 - antitrypsin protein within the endoplasmic reticulum.

Research in genomics and proteomics (the study of proteins) is offering tremendous insights into how the human body functions, yielding valuable information about how specific lifestyle and environmental factors can impact health.

Hormones represent specific proteins produced by the human endocrine organs: pituitary, adrenals, thyroid, testes, and ovaries.

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One measured fluid, electrolyte, and renal indices of hydration over eleven days of caffeine consumption in human subjects, finding that doses of up to 6 mg caffeine per kilogram of body weight had no effect on body mass, urine osmolality (urine concentration), urine specific gravity (concentration of excreted materials in urine), urine color, urine volume, sodium excretion, potassium secretion, creatinine content, blood urea nitrogen (forms when protein breaks down), and serum levels of sodium and potassium.

The amino acids are then taken into the body and reassembled into human proteins according to need and the availability of the amino acids necessary to make specific proteins.