Researchers at the University of Tokyo report they have uncovered an enzyme called Akt2 that when activated, plays a vital role in initiating glycolysis which involves breaking down glucose to produce ...

Immunostaining of G6PC2 in human pancreatic alpha cells showing G6PC2 in red, alpha cells in green and beta cells in blue. New study shows that the gene G6PC2 plays an important role in regulating ...

Bile acids long have been known to play a role in human metabolism. Synthesized from cholesterol in the liver, bile acids are involved in digestive processes, particularly in absorbing fat. They also ...

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function - it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster. That matters because problems with AMPD1 are the most common ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo Institute of Medical Science report they have discovered a new role for the enzyme TBK1. Their mouse study revealed that the enzyme helps decide the fate of ...

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have shed light on a process in immune cells that may explain why some people develop cardiovascular diseases. Their research, published recently ...

The glycolytic enzyme PGK1 is distributed throughout neurons. This image of an isolated hippocampal neuron from a rat shows that PGK1 is found out at nerve terminals (small varicosities) where it ...

Researchers from UT Austin have discovered insights about an enzyme that can protect cells from oxidative stress. Oxidative stress – a condition that is linked to sources like air pollutants and ...

A research team has discovered the key role that the APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B enzymes play in driving cancer mutations by modifying the DNA in tumor genomes, offering potential new targets for ...