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Nature's Traffic Cop: How a Single Enzyme Directs Our Hormones and Health

Exploring the structural basis for CYP17A1's compromised lyase activity with 17-hydroxyprogesterone and its implications for human health and disease.

Anna Long
Oct 26, 2025

The Enzyme With a Switch: How Phosphorylation Controls UGT2B7's Substrate Selection

Discover how tyrosine kinase phosphorylation dynamically controls UGT2B7 enzyme substrate selection in cellular detoxification processes.

Wyatt Campbell
Oct 25, 2025

The Case of the Inactive Enzyme: When a Scientific "Fact" Turns Out To Be Wrong

Discover how recent research revealed that DDAH-2 enzyme doesn't metabolize methylarginines, challenging decades of scientific understanding about cardiovascular regulation.

Amelia Ward
Oct 11, 2025

The ChaC2 Enzyme: How a Cellular Housekeeper Influences Health and Disease

Explore the structural and functional analyses of human ChaC2 enzyme in glutathione metabolism and its implications for cancer treatment and cellular health.

Chloe Mitchell
Oct 03, 2025

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