Enzymesaresubstancesthatfunctionasorganiccatalysts,inotherwords,theyeitherstartchemicalreactionsormakethemrunfaster.Theyaccomplishthiswhileremainingunchangedthemselves.Enzymesarecomposedoftwoparts,aproteinportioncalledtheapoenzymeandanonproteinportion,eitheracoenzyme(organic)orcofactor(inorganic).Enzymesarepresentineverycell...
How do the three alternative forms of the carboxy-terminus alter the functions of the p53 protein? Recently, one of these isoforms has been shown to have a distinct and critical function in the development of the gut of zebra fish.44 There is now clearly more to learn. The downstream ...