STING" molecular switch drives Alzheimer's brain inflammation. Blocking this switch protects synapses in new study.

A paper titled "Functional implications of unusual NOS and SONOS covalent linkages found in proteins," by Matthew D. Lloyd, Kyle S. Gregory, and K. Ravi Acharya, from the University of Bath Department ...

CD8+ T cells divide cysteine between pathways that control growth and cancer-killing activity. Adjusting its use can enhance ...

Researchers at Scripps Research have identified a chemical modification, S-nitrosylation at cysteine 148 of the STING protein, that drives chronic brain inflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s ...

People with high levels of the amino acid cysteine carry 6-10 kilograms more fat than other people. Norwegian researchers studying this phenomenon are generating knowledge which could help to prevent ...

A new study reported in Nature has determined that the amino acid cysteine could promote regeneration among cells in the small intestine. The work showed that cysteine can activate an immune signaling ...

Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows. Published ...