Protein plays key role in transmitting deadly malaria parasite
... the USF Global Health Infectious Diseases Research team found that the transmembrane protein MAEBL is required for the infective stage of the malaria parasite ... observed in the gut of the mosquitoes. The researchers concluded that the transmembrane form of MAEBL is essential for the parasite to enter the mosquitos ...Newly appreciated membrane estrogen receptor important therapeutic target for breast cancer
... Endocrinology. This new study by Edward Filardo, MD, and his research team further supports earlier published work by the group that linked the transmembrane receptor, GPR30/GPER-1, to specific estrogen binding, rapid estrogen signaling and breast cancer metastasis. "What is exciting about this new work," ...Quest Diagnostics Discovers New Genetic Mutations Affecting Cystic Fibrosis Screening
... One in 29 Americans 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 ...Hope for preventative treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease
... of all symptoms of cystic fibrosis are defects at a certain locations in the genetic makeup a mutation in what is called the CFTR ("Cystic Fibrosis transmembrane Conductance Regulator" gene) leads to loss of salt and water and thus dehydration of the surfaces of the mucous membranes in the lungs, intestines, ...A new light on the anti-tumor mechanisms of Scutellaria barbata
... Further investigating the molecular mechanism behind ESB-induced apoptosis, cells treated with ESB underwent a rapid loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential(delta psi m), release of mitochondrial cytochrome c into cytosol, induction of caspase-3 activity in a dose-dependent manner. This may ...Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
... has narrowed, largely thanks to more aggressive infection treatment in women. People with cystic fibrosis have mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which reduces the ability of chloride ions to travel across cell membranes, the researchers said. Chloride ...Dendreon Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Small Molecule Targeting TRPM8 in Cancer
... Phase 1 clinical trial of D3263 in patients with advanced cancer. D3263 is Dendreon's lead small molecule drug candidate designed to target TRPM8 (a transmembrane cation channel protein) in cancer cells and induce cell death. The trial is an open-label, dose-escalation study evaluating the safety and ...Cystic Fibrosis Axentis Pharma Initiates Clinical Trial for Lung Infections
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Description:... can be used by high complexity CLIA approved laboratories for detection of up to 70 mutations and 6 variants (polymorphisms) in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) ....Penn researchers demonstrate a new model for drug discovery with a fluorescent anesthetic
... have shown to bind clinical anesthetics. Researchers noticed a resemblance in the crystal structure of the apoferritin protein to that of the transmembrane region of the superfamily of ligand-gated channels that includes the GABA receptor. Anesthetics are known to positively modulate GABA signaling. ...Gene decides whether coral relative will fuse or fight
... and their interdisciplinary colleagues have identified a key invertebrate allorecognition gene. The gene they identified appears to encode a transmembrane receptor expressed in all tissues capable of allorecognition. It also includes a hypervariable domain and exists in many different varieties that ...Protein folding researcher David Baker to receive Sackler Prize in Biophysics
... new ways of studying proteins in membranes -- the thin fatty covering that separates the inside of the cell from the external environment. These transmembrane proteins include molecular channels that permit the flow of calcium into and out of the cell, and that are responsible for the passage of neural ...Forsyth scientists trigger cancer-like response from embryonic stem cells
... stem cell sub-population. These data reveal that key properties of embryonic stem cells can be controlled through bioelectrical signals, identify transmembrane voltage potential as a novel regulator of neural crest function in embryonic development, and demonstrate that potassium flows can be an important ...8 National Medals of Science awardees to be honored at gala, then the White House
... and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from MIT. Robert Lefkowitz - Duke University For his discovery of the seven transmembrane receptors, deemed the largest, most versatile, and most therapeutically accessible receptor signaling system, and for describing the general ...Biophysical Society names 2009 award recipients
... Robert Stroud of the University of California, San Francisco, will receive the Anatrace Membrane Protein Award for his outstanding contributions to transmembrane biology, and pioneering new methods allowing membrane proteins to become tractable as structural methods. Stephen H. White of the University of ...New research identifies faster detection of viruses
... for present-day drug discovery programmes. The interactions between transmembrane protein receptors and their ligands are responsible for viral detection ... is challenging due to the special architecture and consistency of transmembrane proteins in liquids. For the first time, Trinity College Dublin's ...Dendreon Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... in the fourth quarter of this year. Presented preclinical data at the AUA meeting announcing that D3263, a small molecule targeting TRPM8 (a transmembrane cation channel protein), reduced the size of the prostate in an animal model of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) alone or in combination with ...Dendreon Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Year End Financial Results
... application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate D-3263, the Company's lead small molecule candidate which targets TRPM8 (a transmembrane cation channel protein), in a Phase 1 dose escalation study in cancer. The application was cleared by the FDA in January 2009. ...Chronic Lung Disease - Axentis Pharma Attracts Investment Interest
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Description:... Disruption of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential is one of the earliest intracellular events that occur following induction of apoptosis. The MitoLight Apoptosis Detection Kit utilizes a ...