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.

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.

Co-investigator Nakamura studies obesity and molecular metabolism mechanisms and will use his expertise to study how the enzyme regulates liver metabolism through lysosome function in animal models.

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.

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 ...

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

The study focused on PGK1, a “rate-limiting” enzyme essential for energy production in the axons of dopamine-producing neurons, which are severely affected in Parkinson’s disease.