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Aging neurons build up DNA damage, study finds

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that an enzyme called HDAC1 is critical for repairing age-related DNA damage to genes involved in memory and other cognitive functions.

18 May 2020

Evidence of the ‘metabolon’

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr. Vidhi Pateek about her teams research that led to discovering evidence of the metabolon's existence.

From Penn State University 14 May 2020

Biophysicists uncover new features of molecular elevator

Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have visualized a nearly complete transport cycle of the mammalian glutamate transporter homolog from archaea.

21 Apr 2020

Proving the existence of metabolons

For over four decades, researchers have proposed the presence of enzyme clusters, also called metabolons, which help facilitate several processes within cells.

17 Apr 2020

UTSW researchers solve structure of key protein involved in muscle contraction

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the detailed shape of a key protein involved in muscle contraction.

16 Apr 2020

Metals can affect the formation of harmful misfolded peptide clusters in various diseases

Revealing the interactions between metal ions and peptides in the body could help develop enhanced treatments for Alzheimer’s diabetes, and other diseases.

14 Apr 2020

Role of VRAC ion channel in fight against virus infections

VRAC/LRRC8 chloride channels play a crucial role in the transport of neurotransmitters, amino acids, and cytostatics.

14 Apr 2020

Study on butterfly breeding sheds light on the evolution of iridescent colors

At her Florida-based butterfly farm, Edith Smith bred a shinier and bluer Common Buckeye but it was Rachel Thayer, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) who described the genetic and physical variations that are fundamental to the newly acquired iridescence of the butterfly.

9 Apr 2020

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

The human body’s capability to identify foreign material, disease, and the location of food sources and toxins is governed by a mixture of chemicals surrounding the cells and also their ability to “read” these chemicals. Cells are extremely sensitive.

27 Mar 2020

New method for mapping the structures of heparan sulfate sugars

Heparin, the blood-thinning drug, is used worldwide. However, to date, mapping of the fundamental sugar structures of heparin and the wider class of heparan sulfate sugars in cells has not been accomplished.

23 Mar 2020

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Ion channels that permit potassium and sodium ions to move in and out of cells are essential for the function of the brain and heart, and also for neuronal “firing” in the central nervous system.

19 Mar 2020

Study explores the impact of solute carriers on the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs

At the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, scientists have investigated how solute carriers (SLCs)—a large class of membrane transport proteins—affect the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs, for example, those used to treat leukemia and other cancers.

10 Mar 2020

Ion News and Research

Aging neurons build up DNA damage, study finds

Evidence of the ‘metabolon’

Biophysicists uncover new features of molecular elevator

Proving the existence of metabolons

UTSW researchers solve structure of key protein involved in muscle contraction

Metals can affect the formation of harmful misfolded peptide clusters in various diseases

Role of VRAC ion channel in fight against virus infections

Study on butterfly breeding sheds light on the evolution of iridescent colors

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

New method for mapping the structures of heparan sulfate sugars

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Study explores the impact of solute carriers on the activity and potency of cytotoxic drugs

Cerno Bioscience releases GC/ID V1.1 software for highly confident GC/MS compound ID

New correlative, 3D, super resolution imaging platform reveals unexpected findings in mammalian cells

Deep-learning based tool super-resolves imaging in point scanning systems

A faster and greener method for analysing xanthine content in commercial tea brands

Combining AIMS with machine learning to speed up breast cancer diagnosis

Genetic variation in taste receptors could help inform food production

Leaf litter converted to biochar could reduce N20 emissions from vegetable fields

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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