Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells
Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into connective tissue, ...
Unexpected genetic mutation may double Alzheimer's risk
The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...
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A Single Amino Acid Change Makes Breast Cancer Cells More Aggressive
New research has found that changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth.
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Amino Acid Disruption Turns Breast Cancer Cells Stem-Like
Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into connective tissue, blood vessels, and ...
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Changes to intermediate filament protein drives aggressive breast cancer growth
Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner.
Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs
A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...
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AI model deciphers protein code that tells them where to go
AlphaFold, an AI tool, predicts protein structure from amino acid sequences. MIT researchers, led by Professor Richard Young, have developed ProtGPS, a model that predicts where proteins localize ...