These proteins were grouped into four categories based on biological functions: carbohydrate and energy metabolism (50%), cytoskeleton (41%), chaperone protein (4.5%) and transporter (4.5%).
Take those ribosomes and give them a mixture of sugars, amino acids, adenosine triphosphate (the molecular compound that breaks down to provide energy for all biological functions) and new DNA with a different set of instructions on what to make and voila!
This technique is called synthetic biology and it combines science and engineering to build new biological functions and systems.
Radiation-induced proteins were differentially expressed based on the fractionated times of radiation and were involved in multiple biological functions, including energy metabolism and cytoskeleton organization.
It has many essential biological functions as energy metabolism and nucleic acid synthesis, trans-membrane ion exchange and regulation of adenylate cyclase; muscle contractility; neuronal function and neuro-transmitter release.
No longer regarded solely as energy storage cells, adipocytes secrete a large number of protein factors (adipokines) which are involved in a diverse range of biological functions, including energy balance, lipid metabolism, insulin sensitivity, angiogenesis, and haemostasis [1,2].
Lipids are large, water-insoluble molecules that have a variety of biological functions, including storing energy and serving as components of cellular membranes and lipoproteins.
Besides secreting adipokines and cytokines, adipose tissue secretes lipids as a result of its main biological function: storage and release of energy.
The proteins identified in this study have important biological functions including photosynthesis and energy related proteins (38.4%), protein folding, degradation and regulated proteins (15.0%), stress and defense regulated proteins (11.7%), and redox-responsive proteins (8.3%).
Other genes found in this group code for proteins with diverse biological functions for example energy metabolism, signal transduction and protein modification.
