New role discovered for molecule important in development of the pancreas
... Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at Penn. Pdx1 is a key regulator of pancreatic development and adult beta-cell function. For example, loss ... of these mutant mice led the team to conclude that Pdx1 is a master regulator of the development of endocrine cell precursors. Pdx1 binds directly to ...Vaporized viral vector shows promise in anti-cancer gene therapy
... the Akt signaling pathway, which has been shown to be an important regulator of cell proliferation and cancer progression. A recent report found that ... genetic changes. They transfected the lentiviral vector with a negative regulator of Akt signaling, carboxyl-terminal modulator protein (CTMP), which would ...Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, May 2009
... controlled. The Komatsu laboratory previously demonstrated that the R-ras regulator of cell signaling keeps blood vessel growth in check. When the R-ras gene ... of Biological Chemistry , the Komatsu group found that an important regulator called GABP increases the activity of the R-ras gene. This discovery ...JCI online early table of contents: May 1, 2009
... for some cases of MSUD. TITLE: Protein phosphatase 2Cm is a critical regulator of branched chain-amino acid catabolism in mice and cultured cells ... for the protein Fog2 in the adult heart The protein Fog2, which is a regulator of gene expression, is essential for embryonic development of both the ...Low Cost Oxygen Regulator: Pay Less For Quality
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... in an adult organism, when they suppress the activity of a gene regulator known as beta-catenin in the nucleus of the heart cells. ( PNAS , online December 10, 2008, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808393105)*. The gene regulator beta-catenin plays an important role in the development of the heart in ...CSHL scientists show how a protein that determines cell polarity prevents breast cancer
... that a protein called Scribble, originally discovered as a cell-shape regulator in fruit flies and worms, is an important regulator of breast cancer. They report that normal function of Scribble protein ...Replacing absent microRNAs could make tumors less invasive, more treatable
... at the University of Chicago. "What we have identified is a master regulator of EMT that is probably controlled by many of these stimuli." Peter and colleagues showed that this master regulator consists of a specific group of microRNAs, a family called miR-200. ...Scripps Florida scientists develop a process to disrupt hepatitis C virion production
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... a cell-killing process involving self-digestion that leads to programmed cell death specifically in melanoma cells. Fisher said that mda-5 is a key regulator of innate immunity that induces interferon beta production limiting replication of specific pathogenic viruses. This work was supported by ...Researchers identify new method to selectively kill metastatic melanoma cells
... a cell-killing process involving self-digestion that leads to programmed cell death specifically in melanoma cells. Fisher said that mda-5 is a key regulator of innate immunity that induces interferon beta production limiting replication of specific pathogenic viruses. ...Scientists Track Impact of DNA Damage in the Developing Brain
... said those reports sparked new interest in single-strand DNA repair. This study focused on Xrcc1, a protein long recognized as the master regulator of a pathway essential for single-strand DNA repair in the nervous system. The brain is thought to be particularly susceptible to such damage because ...New Report Just Published: World Hepatitis C Virus And Therapeutics Market Report
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... disease, which is turning out to be a problem of "vascular plumbing." "The finding that a microRNA controls levels of myocardin, the master regulator of VSMC identity and function, forms the starting point in efforts to design new classes of treatment for vascular diseases that represent leading ...Structures from the human immune system's oldest branch shed light on a range of diseases
... interaction points between the SCIN inhibitor and C3 convertase. The second study, describing the structure formed between C3b and factor H, a key regulator of the complement system, is important because of its suspected involvement in a number of immune-related diseases. "It was a surprise to see that ...New Survey Finds Majority of Adults Don't Understand a Key Source of High Blood Pressure
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... of Cardiac Failure ( http://www.onlinejcf.com/ ), published by Elsevier. The authors previously demonstrated that venous endothelium is a key regulator of central blood volume, organ perfusion and hemostasis in heart failure (HF). The present study demonstrates that in venous endothelium, ...Americans United for Life Announces Legal Prospectus on Probable Supreme Court Nominees
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... Denosumab is the first fully human monoclonal antibody in late stage clinical development that specifically targets RANK Ligand, the essential regulator of osteoclasts (the cells that break down bone). Amgen is studying denosumab in numerous tumor types across the spectrum of cancer induced bone ...EntreMed Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... in patients with solid tumors and multiple myeloma. In addition, multiple Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials are ongoing for MKC-1, an oral cell-cycle regulator with activity against the mTOR pathway, and ENMD-1198, a novel tubulin-binding agent. The Company also has an approved IND application for Panzem(R) ...New light shed on the enigma of salt intake and hypertension
... in the skin. This process is carefully regulated by special white blood cells, the macrophages. In those macrophages, the scientists found a gene regulator (transcription factor) called TonEBP (tonicity-responsible enhancer binding protein). TonEBP is activated in these cells in response to high salt and ...Fleas and Ticks and Mosquitoes! Oh My!
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... of Northern European Caucasian or Ashkenazi Jewish descent are symptomless carriers of the defective, or mutated, cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene. A child whose parents are both carriers has a one in four chance of developing the disease. "Taken together, these three papers ...NCCN Updates Kidney Cancer Guidelines to Incorporate FDA Approval of Everolimus
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... and is required for prostate tumor growth under androgen depleted conditions. Taken together, the findings implicate RNF6 as an important regulator of AR transcriptional activity. "Our work suggests that ubiquitination of AR, and possibly other transcription factors, may function as the scaffold ...World-first high blood pressure treatment trialled in Melbourne
... result the nerves are silenced in the renal artery, which supplies blood to the kidneys. Researchers had long-believed that this region was a key regulator of blood pressure, but until these trial results the theory had not been successfully trialled. "The catheter allowed us to target a very specific ...UCI researchers find new way to fight cocaine addiction
... appear in this week's early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . "This discovery indicates that MCH is a key regulator of dopamine in a brain area associated with both pleasure and addiction," says Civelli, the Eric L. and Lila D. Nelson Professor of ....URI scientists reveal mechanism that regulates cancer-causing gene
... studying how the enzymes are expressed in cancer cells what do they do and what controls them. According to Kemble and Sun, Src is a master regulator of cell function, controlling cell metabolism, division, and death. In normal cells, the function of Src is turned off, and it is turned on only when ...Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
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