A gene regulating testosterone in ruffs produces three male morphs with unique behaviors, offering insights into vertebrate ...

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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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Enzymes are also involved in the building up of chemical molecules elsewhere in the body. In an organism, the active site of each enzyme is a different shape. It is a perfect match to the shape of ...