Latest Ryanodine receptor Stories

Using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia has shed light on the ryanodine receptor, a structure within muscle cells that has been linked to life-threatening congenital heart conditions.The findings were published online today in the journal Nature."The ryanodine receptor is a complex molecular machine within muscle cells," says Filip Van Petegem, an assistant professor...

Findings could explain relationship between PCB exposure, neurodevelopmental disorders in childrenIn three new studies "” including one appearing online today in the Public Library of Science - Biology (PLoS - Biology) "” UC Davis researchers provide compelling evidence of how low levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) alter the way brain cells develop.The findings could explain at last "” some 30 years after the toxic chemicals were banned in the United States "” the associations...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 "” Research teams at Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd., Bayer CropScience and DuPont have developed two new classes of broad-spectrum insecticides that show promise as a safer and more effective way to fight pest insects that damage food crops. The insecticides, which represent the first synthetic compounds designed to activate a novel insecticide target called the ryanodine receptor, may also help tackle the growing problem of insecticide resistance, the researchers say. They...