Sentences with phrase «specific shape of the protein»

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It is the specific arrangement of nucleotides along the chain of DNA which determines what that gene will do; it is the specific shape in three dimensions of a protein molecule which determines what sort of enzyme activity it will exhibit, and there are many other examples.

And this family of proteins is shaped by the specific genes a person carries.

Each type of protein folds up into a very specific shape, which specifies the protein's function.

Living cells are like miniature factories, responsible for the production of more than 25,000 different proteins with very specific 3 - D shapes.

Such an autocatalytic system also provides an entirely novel mechanism for the growth of ring - shaped structures, which differs fundamentally from that used for daughter cell segregation in eukaryotic cell division: In eukaryotes, specific motor proteins which attach to the cell membrane and undergo active contraction are essential for this process, Denk points out.

Proteins are responsible for the vast majority of the cellular functions that shape life, but like guests at a crowded dinner party, they interact transiently and in complex networks, making it difficult to determine which specific interactions are most important.

There's a more specific mechanism according to some; there's evidence that fluoride can alter the shape of enzymes and proteins in your body.