A mutation in ARAF was discovered by US researchers as the genetic cause of a very rare and complex lymphatic anomaly and then served as the basis for developing a therapeutic approach. In Nature [...]
Replication factor C subunit 1, the protein encoded by the RFC1 gene, is the largest of five subunits making up the RFC protein complex. This complex loads the ring-shaped PCNA protein onto the [...]
The protein encoded by RRAS2 is a ubiquitously expressed small GTPase with an important function as a signal transducer in the cell. Disturbances in signaling cascades controlling the cell’s [...]
The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) belongs to the family of G protein-coupled receptors, which play essential roles in signal processing and transduction in our cells. MC4R is expressed primarily [...]
Cell-cell adhesion is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of multicellular architecture and is facilitated by specific adhesion molecules. Cadherins, divided into several subfamilies, [...]
The nuclear envelope consists of a double-layered membrane and separates the nucleoplasm from the cytoplasm of the cell. Numerous proteins are anchored in the inner nuclear membrane, interacting [...]
Delta(4)-dihydroceramide desaturase, the protein encoded by DEGS1, acts as a catalyzing enzyme in the synthesis of ceramide, a basic building block of sphingolipids. Sphingolipids are essential [...]
Mutations of the LZTR1 gene are involved in the development of tumors and both, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive variants have been described to cause Noonan syndrome. Yet, how exactly [...]
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mechanism in the regulation of gene expression. Specific enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, add methyl groups to certain nucleotides of the DNA and may [...]
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases catalyze the synthesis of different types of RNA during transcription in eukaryotic cells. The protein encoded by POLR3A forms the largest subunit of the RNA [...]
