Oligomeric yeast frataxin drives assembly of core machinery for mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster synthesis.

J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 2.

Oligomeric yeast frataxin drives assembly of core machinery for mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster synthesis.

Li H, Gakh O, Smith DY 4th, Isaya G.

Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, United States.

Mitochondrial biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters (ISC)(1) is a vital process involving the delivery of elemental iron and sulfur to a scaffold protein .....

Keywords: iron-sulfur clusters, iron, sulfur, Yfh1, Nfs1-Isd11, Isu1, oligomerization, oxidation, mechanism, mitochondrial ISC synthesis..

Neural stem cell boosting chemical that generate new neurons - received U.S. patent allowance

"Stem Cell Research Blog" 06 Jun 2009 12:43 pm

Neural-stem-cell-boosting-chemical-that-generate-new-neurons-received-us-patent-allowance

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have delivered a notice of allowance to Neuralstem, Inc. for a patent on four new chemicals that can boost the generation of new neurons. .....

Keywords: Neuralstem Inc, patent, neurons, neurogenic activity, drugs, human neural stem cells, hippocampus.