Restoring the enzyme's function could also help protect lupus patients against kidney disease. The same inflammatory forces are at work there but the damage occurs much more quickly.

Function of an enzyme critical to male fertility described Date: March 4, 2015 Source: University of Pennsylvania Summary: Researchers have filled in details of how an enzyme, through interactions ...

Enzymes help speed up chemical reactions in the body. They affect every function, from breathing to digestion.

Even though genes which encode enzymes can easily be identified as such, the exact function of the resultant enzyme is unknown in the vast majority – over 99% – of cases.

An enzyme found in fat tissue in the center of our bones helps control the production of new bone and fat cells, shows a study in mice published today in eLife.

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are among the most common types of RNA in a cell and are indispensable for protein production in all known organisms.

Researchers have identified an enzyme involved in the production of auxin, a plant growth hormone that influences many aspects of plant growth, including cell division and flowering. Although auxin ...

“We call cyanophycin synthetase a ‘Swiss army knife enzyme’ says Martin Schmeing, corresponding author and Director of the McGill Centre de recherche en biologie structurale.

The Ubc13 E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme is key in the process of 'tagging' target proteins with lysine 63–linked polyubiquitin chains, which are essential for the transmission of immune ...

An enzyme-based treatment developed by Yale researchers mitigated autoimmunity and reduced death rates in both genetic and non-genetic mouse lupus models, a new study reveals.

Scientists have discovered a new enzyme that will make a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease cheaper and quicker to produce.Researchers at the Universities of Manchester and York found the enzyme ...