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Additional analysis showed that these altered mice had far lower levels of two enzyme families that convert linoleic acid into oxylipins.

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In their experiments, the team screened multiple enzymes and discovered that UV exposure significantly lowers the amount of YTHDF2 in cells.

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In autophagy, damaged or unnecessary proteins are enclosed in small membrane-bound vesicles and then broken down safely by enzymes, effectively recycling cellular components.

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The researchers measured elevated levels of inflammation-promoting proteins and enzymes that indicate liver stress.

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The protein ZAK -- a so-called kinase, that is, an enzyme which activates other molecules by transferring a phosphate group to them -- plays a central role in controlling this stress response.

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