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Researchers uncover the role of PAD4 in cancers
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is a protein that plays a role in the development of inflammatory diseases like arthritis...
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Scientists significantly reduce errors in CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system
1 December 2015 | By Victoria White
The team from the Broad Institute and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research found that mutations in three amino acids dramatically reduced “off-target” cuts...
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Wasp venom toxin MP1 blasts holes in cancer cells
4 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Research reveals exactly how the Polybia paulista wasp's venom toxin - called MP1 - selectively kills cancer cells without harming normal cells...
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St Jude scientists identify new mechanism of p53-induced cell death
31 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have identified a new mechanism that the tumour suppressor protein p53 uses to trigger cell death via apoptosis...
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Novel approaches to targeting protein tyrosine kinases
Protein kinases, a diverse group of cellular enzymes, play fundamental roles in maintaining normal cellular functions such as growth, cell cycle control, proliferation, differentiation, migration, cellular survival and apoptotic induction.
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New “map” of TTLL7 protein helps researchers understand cellular transport
12 May 2015 | By
Scientists from TSRI and NIH have mapped out the structure of an important protein involved in cellular function and nervous system development - TTLL7...
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Scientists determine the molecular structure of amyloid beta-42 in Alzheimer’s disease
8 May 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have determined the molecular structure of amyloid beta-42, one of the proteins in the brain plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease...