#proline

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Immer der Nase nach, Kollege!

[5-pounds-of-carrots]

happy national chemistry week feat. an assortment of really great things i made while completing my chem minor:

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Proline vs Glutamate

Proline

Glutamate

Voting ended onMar 18, 2023

Aminoacid Swag Tournament Round 2

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Packed with Proline

To build a strong skeleton, osteoblasts, the cells that produce bone, need plenty of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Many proteins involved in bone formation are especially rich in a specific amino acid, proline, so getting enough of it during development is critical for cells to first differentiate into osteoblasts, then make bone. Recent research in mice identified a major route for developing osteoblasts to acquire proline, through a transporter known as SLC38A2. Knocking down the gene for SLC38A2 affected cells’ ability to make key proteins, with consequences for skeletal development: fifteen days after conception, mouse embryos have a recognisable skeleton, including mineralised bone (pictured in pink, with cartilage in blue), but this is substantially reduced in mice lacking SLC38A2. As proline is so crucial to bone development, exploring its role in adulthood might suggest whether proline supplements could also help strengthen bones weakened by age or disease.

Written by Emmanuelle Briolat

Image from work by Leyao Shen and colleagues

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in eLife, March 2022

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Reblog if you're cheering for The Toronto Raptors tonight!! 👏😫🏀🔥

[dmckinney1635]

I can finally say I’m ready for a race day!!! Practice was amazing thanks to all who came out today! Enjoyed helping and ripping up the track!!! #Proline #dialedrchobbies #speedmx #kingcobrarcclub #hbnation https://www.instagram.com/p/BvabyH6BVkL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ccwuzxzownsf

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New interpretation of Riverdance?