Tag: "groove" at biology news

Detailed 3-D image catches a key regulator of neural stem cell differentiation in action

... striving to shape inhibitory molecules to fit the groove in Scp1 much the same way that a dentist molds a filling to fit the cavity in a patient's tooth. ...

Report lists top 20 most-vulnerable African carnivores

...dies revealed that TEN was characterized by a deep groove on its surface. "But," Cech said, "a protein cryst...bility to extend telomeres, demonstrating that the groove was important for active telomerase. "We now have a detailed picture of the part of telomerase tha...

Groovy protein essential for promoting cancer development

...dies revealed that TEN was characterized by a deep groove on its surface. "But," Cech said, "a protein cryst...bility to extend telomeres, demonstrating that the groove was important for active telomerase. "We now have a detailed picture of the part of telomerase tha...

Fossil find: 'Godzilla' crocodile had head of a dinosaur, fins like a fish

... other areas of the skull combined with a telltale groove in its jaw to prove its lineage. “This is the most remarkable change in the size and shape of the teeth and snout in the history of marine crocs,?Pol said. The three fossil specimens were found in 1996 ?one on farmland in the Mendoza province of Pa...

Researchers find first evidence of venom system in extinct mammal

...il that Fox's research team found expressed a deep groove in the upper canines, and, Fox noted, the groove resembled the grooved poison fangs found in some kinds of modern venomous snakes. He added that the ...

Researchers reveal secrets of flying snakes

... only 2 to 3 millimeters long and each has a small groove that runs along the fang's outer edge, where the venom drips down and into the prey. Whether or not the snake's choice of prey is related to its gliding ability is unknown. ...

NYU and MSKCC research provides model for understanding chemically induced cancer initiation

...n resides at an external binding site in the minor groove of the DNA double helix. However, in the presence of this single methyl group, it assumes an intercalated structure in which the carcinogenic residue is sandwiched between adjacent base pairs in the double helix. "Such conformational differences in ...

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