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Telomere Basics
By Rodrigo Calado and Neal Young | May 1, 2012
Telomeres are repetitive, noncoding sequences that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. They consist of hexameric nucleotide sequences (TTAGGG in…
Designing Transition-State Inhibitors
By Vern L. Schramm | May 1, 2012
A transition-state mimic has the power to bind an enzyme at its tipping point as strongly as any available inhibitor…
The Two Faces of Metastasis
By Suling Liu, Hasan Korkaya, and Max S. Wicha | April 1, 2012
During development, the cells of an embryo change their pattern of gene expression, which allows them to detach from their…
Suspected Effects of Vitamin D
By Amy Maxmen | March 1, 2012
Vitamin D has a variety of actions in the body. It binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which then…
How the Pediatric Laws Work
By Bob Grant | March 1, 2012
The Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) of 2003 requires that companies developing new drugs that could be used to treat…
How Drugs Interact with a Baby’s Parts
By Edyta Zielinska | March 1, 2012
A lot changes in a child’s body over the course of development, and not all changes occur linearly: gene expression…
Calcium and the Pancreas
By Ole H. Petersen, Oleg V. Gerasimenko, and Julia V. Gerasimenko | February 1, 2012
Normal pancreatic function depends on the precise flow of calcium within and into the acinar cells of the organ. When…
How Autophagy Works
By Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | February 1, 2012
There are five steps of autophagosome biogenesis: induction, expansion, vesicle completion, fusion, and cargo degradation. While much has been learned…
Inflammation, Pain, and Resolvins
By Claudia Sommer and Frank Birklein | January 1, 2012
Not all inflammation leads to pain. Despite widespread infection followed by fever, colds rarely cause pain. But when some cytokines…
Can We Taste Fats?
By Beverly J. Tepper and Kathleen L. Keller | December 1, 2011
Although gustin and TAS2R38 contribute to the supertaster phenotype and may contribute to the perception of fat texture, researchers are…
