Article: Test Vaccines Show Promise against Parasite of Cattle.

Article: Seismosaurus proteins: bone of contention. (fossil dinosaur bones claimed to have yielded 150 million year old proteins)
Science News;  May 4, 1991 ;     592 words ......the longest dinosaur known have yielded proteins that apparently survived intact for 150...National Laboratory chemically extracted the proteins from the vertebra of an enormous sauropod...making these by far the oldest known proteins, says Spall, who described his team's...

Article: Solutions to stabilisation issues: proteins employed as diagnostic agents must be kept stable to maintain their structure and viability. Multiple strategies to address stabilisation issues are presented here.(materials)
Medical Device Technology;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Stability of proteins Proteins are flexible polymeric molecules with functional three-dimensional...process. Proper folding ensures biological activity of the protein. Proteins in the native state are folded and are the most stable. When proteins...

Article: Removing latex proteins with fumed silica additives.
Rubber & Plastics News;  July 24, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Natural proteins are the main reason for Type I latex...efforts have been made to remove the proteins. However, traces still may remain and...paper suggests a way to eliminate the proteins with a simple, elegant and inexpensive...

Article: Proteins in sperm unlock understanding of male infertility says new study.
NewsRx Health;  October 26, 2008 ;     517 words ...Proteins found in sperm are central to understanding male infertility and could be...demonstrates how proteomics, a relatively new field focusing on the function of proteins in a cell, can be successfully applied to infertility, helping identify which proteins in sperm cells are dysfunctional. Up to 50 ...

Article: Fusicoccin, 14-3-3 proteins, and defense responses in tomato plants
Plant Physiology;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Fusicoccin, 14-3-3 Proteins, and Defense Responses in Tomato Plants1...membrane H+-ATPase by binding with 14-3-3 proteins, causing membrane hyperpolarization...biochemical functions for these tomato 14-3-3 proteins, but their genes showed different expression...

Article: Sifting proteins out of the MuD: Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology (MuDPIT) is advancing proteomics research in the area of complex protein mixtures.(ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS)
R & D;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...One of the main goals of proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins and their structures, is to identify proteins that interact with one another. To identify proteins amid complex mixtures, they first need to be separated. Gel-based...

Article: Heterotrimeric and unconventional GTP binding proteins in plant cell signaling
Plant Cell;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Signal-transducing GTPases in plants include small G proteins, heterotrimeric G proteins, and, potentially, several unique types of GTP binding proteins that are not members of either of the aforementioned classes. This review...

Article: Analysis: Scientists analyzing what happens within living cells with genetic proteins
NPR All Things Considered;  January 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......analyzing what happens within living cells with genetic proteins Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time: 8:00-9:00 PM MELISSA BLOCK...party. But inside a cell, those genes churn out proteins. Those proteins are the partygoers in the flesh. And life is what...

Article: Protein ingredients for health and texture: a variety of soy, dairy and egg proteins are available for the food formulator. By understanding the influence of the environment on the protein, the optimum product can be obtained.(ingredient challenges)
Prepared Foods;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Proteins are a component of food products, either because they...have been added for a specific reason. The consumption of proteins is required as part of basic health. Beyond this essential...improve specific aspects of our health and well-being. Proteins are also added to food to function in a manner that ...

Article: PROTEINS IN SPERM UNLOCK UNDERSTANDING OF MALE INFERTILITY SAYS NEW STUDY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 8, 2008 ;     554 words ......University issued the following press release: Proteins found in sperm are central to understanding...new field focusing on the function of proteins in a cell, can be successfully applied to infertility, helping identify which proteins in sperm cells are dysfunctional. "Up...

Article: Prediction of functions for two LEA proteins from mung bean.(Hypothesis)(late embryogenesis abundant)
Bioinformation;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins are associated with tolerance to water...various functions have been proposed to LEA proteins, their precise role is not fully defined...of the amino acid sequence of two LEA proteins (early methionine-labeled Vigna, EMV...

Article: A raison d'etre for heat-shock proteins.
Science News;  May 7, 1988 ;     494 words ...A raison d'etre for heat-shock proteins Cells of all organisms respond to heat or other stresses by making complex molecules called heat-shock proteins. Ohter heat-shock proteins exist in unstressed cells and seem to play a role in...

Article: Nanosecond Responses of Proteins to Ultra-High Temperature Pulses
Biophysical Journal;  September 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Observations of fast unfolding events in proteins are typically restricted to <100C...limit" for the thermal unfolding of large proteins is shorter than 10^sup -8^ s. The unfolding...the folding and unfolding processes of proteins as a function of temperature is a major...

Article: VMRD Inc. (What's New).(Neospora caninum antibody test kit)(Brief Article)
Feedstuffs;  February 24, 2003 ;     31 words ...VMRD Inc., Pullman, Wash., has introduced its new Neospora caninum antibody test kit, a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that detects antibodies to N. caninum in sera of infected cattle.