Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 74 of 82

February 28, 2013

Starting up protein synthesis, in yeast

Researchers have found an unusual interaction between a factor that “turns on” protein synthesis and one that produces fatty acids.

February 21, 2013

Antibacterial protein’s molecular workings revealed

Vanderbilt investigators report new insights to the workings of calprotectin, an immune system protein that “starves” bacterial pathogens of the metal nutrients they require.

February 20, 2013

Factor CITED in pediatric liver cancer

Vanderbilt researchers report that they have found a factor involved in the persistence of embryonic cells implicated in childhood liver cancer.

February 14, 2013

Cell connections key in valve disease

A protein that connects cells together participates in the calcification that occurs in heart valve disease.

February 7, 2013

Study tracks genes involved in heart rhythm disorders

A team led by Vanderbilt University investigators has discovered two new genes — both coding for the signaling protein calmodulin — associated with severe early-onset disorders of heart rhythm.

February 6, 2013

Linking oxygen, iron and red blood cells

The HIF oxygen-sensing pathway and its responses to low oxygen may be targeted for treatments of anemia and disorders of iron balance.