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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Researchers use urinary proteomics to detect abnormalities inside the body

Dr Jun Qin, a proteomics expert from the State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, and Dr Zhongde Zhang from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, worked in the front line of compacting COVID-19 disease.

23 Mar 2022

Research reveals how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule

Years of toil in the laboratory have revealed how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule.

22 Mar 2022

Scientists reveal how 9-1-1 clamp attaches to DNA damage site for initiating effective repair

DNA is often likened to a blueprint. The particular sequence of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts in DNA provides information for building an organism.

22 Mar 2022

Curved shape enables predatory bacteria to efficiently invade, grow and live inside the prey

Scientists have found that a predatory bacterium, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E.coli and Salmonella, can sculpt its own shape to fit inside its prey.

22 Mar 2022

Yale and uOttawa researchers partner to solve a puzzle rooted in the deepest past of evolution

For decades, scientists have been trying to unravel an enduring mystery of structural biology: Why do two otherwise identical protein forms found in everything from plants, amphibians and human beings hang onto a slight variation across the mighty span of evolution?

21 Mar 2022

Stimulation of reactive astrocytes promotes the elimination of mutated protein in Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin gene, a protein necessary for the proper functioning of several brain cells.

21 Mar 2022

Study shows the impact of ATP binding in human integrin-linked kinase and cell behavior

Getting from point A to point B might be difficult, especially for mobile cells.

21 Mar 2022

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

An international group of researchers led by the UAB analyzed the genes that are expressed in neurons and astrocytes based on data from 800 individuals and compared what happens in Alzheimer's patients and in people without diagnosed dementia.

21 Mar 2022

Biologists show how genes may inhibit the growth of Parkinson’s disease in flies and mice

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease in which a specific type of neuron, the dopaminergic neuron, is destroyed.

21 Mar 2022

Proteins surrounding organs and tissues switch off natural killer cells’ “killer” function, study finds

Natural killer (NK) cells, which are part of the body’s innate, or first-line, immune response, interact with tumor cells, viral infections, and solid organ transplants, according to a new study.

21 Mar 2022

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs help to enhance crop genome editing tools, study says

According to plant scientists at RIKEN, a class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs might be useful for studying the molecular processes underlying plant immunity.

21 Mar 2022

Study shows how immune systems tune antibodies to fight against infection

University of Alberta researchers have discovered new knowledge on a cellular process in the immune system.

21 Mar 2022

New database provides extensive information on kinase-associated neural protein phosphorylation

Biological functions rely on accurate cellular communication involving different molecules. Most major signaling pathways involved in such communication, called signal transduction, often involve a family of kinases—enzymes catalyzing the transfer of phosphates between specific substrate molecules.

17 Mar 2022

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Researchers use urinary proteomics to detect abnormalities inside the body

Research reveals how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule

Scientists reveal how 9-1-1 clamp attaches to DNA damage site for initiating effective repair

Curved shape enables predatory bacteria to efficiently invade, grow and live inside the prey

Yale and uOttawa researchers partner to solve a puzzle rooted in the deepest past of evolution

Stimulation of reactive astrocytes promotes the elimination of mutated protein in Huntington's disease

Study shows the impact of ATP binding in human integrin-linked kinase and cell behavior

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

Biologists show how genes may inhibit the growth of Parkinson’s disease in flies and mice

Proteins surrounding organs and tissues switch off natural killer cells’ “killer” function, study finds

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs help to enhance crop genome editing tools, study says

Study shows how immune systems tune antibodies to fight against infection

New database provides extensive information on kinase-associated neural protein phosphorylation

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