Super Enzyme That Controls Testosterone Found in “Crazy” Bird Species
A gene regulating testosterone in ruffs produces three male morphs with unique behaviors, offering insights into vertebrate ...
Scientists peel away the mystery of JAK enzymes, which play roles in everything from eczema to ulcerative colitis
Pharmaceutical ads are difficult to avoid in American television programming and a growing number of them promote a class of ...
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Digestive System
Moistening saliva fed into the mouth from nearby glands starts the process of chemical digestion using specialized proteins called enzymes. Secreted at various points along the digestive tract ...
Novel enzyme profiling method identifies top candidates for plastic recycling
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used plastics, commonly found in bottles, fibers, and many other products. It is a unique member of the plastic family as it can be broken ...
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Microglia digest large Alzheimer's plaques by spitting enzymes at them, preclinical study finds
"The microglial lysosomes secreted their contents, and they acidified the region to activate the enzymes that digest the amyloid deposits," Maxfield said. Next, the team analyzed a mouse model of ...
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Attacking fibrosis on multiple fronts
PharmAkea has developed orally available, small-molecule inhibitors of two fibrotic molecular targets: the secreted enzymes lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) and autotaxin (ATX). Currently, the company ...