Briefs
Green tea component blocks HIV cell entry
It's certainly no cure, but studies of a particular protein found in green tea can block the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated with AIDS to enter the T-cell, according to studies by a Baylor College of Medicine researcher.
Enzyme keeps immune system in check
Although a Baylor College of Medicine expert expected that lacking the enzyme HPK1 would slow the immune system, he found that immune function was enhanced in animals who did not have this enzyme. The new finding could be important to understanding autoimmune disease.
'Super' enzyme may lead way to better tumor vaccines
A "super" version of the enzyme Akt1 extends the lives of special cells critical to the anti-cancer effect produced by tumor vaccines, said its Baylor College of Medicine developer in a recent publication.
MAT1 finding may factor in on treatment of heart failure
A gene called ménage-à-trois 1, or MAT1, plays a crucial role in the function of a master switch for production of energy in the heart cell – a finding that has important implications for understanding and maybe even treating heart failure, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers.
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