Altogether this idea reinforces the hypothesis that the cyanobacterial TCA cycle performs a crucial function in producing precursor metabolites for biosynthetic reactions (Zhang and Bryant 2011) and that the usage of alternative pathways for respiration requires the presence of 2-oxoglutarate completing the cycle (Araújo et al. 2010).
This enzyme has a key function in producing cholesterol.
Eldredge says the real reason for sex is its function in producing stable species that are more resistant to extinction than colonies of simple, asexual organisms.
To determine the larger contribution of post-transcriptional gene regulation to neuronal morphogenesis, we conducted an RNA interference screen to identify additional Drosophila proteins annotated as either RNA-binding proteins or translation factors that function in producing the complex dendritic trees of larval class IV dendritic arborization neurons.
Acini II and III are considered the major groups that function in producing secretory proteins/compounds and in osmoregulation during feeding, while acinus I is thought to be involved in absorption of water in free-living ticks [5], [6].
The repeat CAG within a coding region results in polyglutamine expansion, causing the protein to bind with GAPDH, thus affecting its ability to function in producing energy [ 19].
Finally, Nectarin 5, which has been proposed to function in producing high levels of hydrogen peroxide and protect from microbial infection, was also induced [ 64].
CYP enzymes that are prominent in xenobiotic metabolism could also function in producing morphogenic molecules or keeping regions free of them, creating temporal and spatial regions of morphogen action and supporting region-specific changes essential for successful development [ 12- 14].
These predation-threat responsive genes seem to function in producing morphological changes that depend on the nature of the predation threat; the selected genes might also include causal or associated genes for adaptation to predators.
Specifically, although not essential for viability, PBP4 has been shown to play a key role in β-lactam resistance in strains of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), which was linked to its unique function in producing highly cross-linked peptidoglycan species during cell wall synthesis.
Proteins of the core module develop subcellular asymmetry, accumulating in two groups on opposite sides of cells, consistent with proposed functions in producing cell polarity and in communicating that polarity between neighboring cells.
