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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.

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Integrating Multiple Scales to Understand Brain Function

Integrating Multiple Scales to Understand Brain Function

A long-standing goal of neuroscience is to understand how molecules and cellular structures on a microscale give rise to communication between brain regions at the macroscale. A study published in Nature Neuroscience now identifies, for the first time, hundreds of brain proteins that explain inter-individual differences in functional connectivity and structural covariation in the human brain.

1 Nov 2024

New Insights into the Mechanism of Glycan Branch Formation

New Insights into the Mechanism of Glycan Branch Formation

Glycans are sugar chains that bind to cells via proteins or lipids, altering their chemical properties

30 Oct 2024

New Insights into Protein Transport in Plants and Nutrient Uptake

New Insights into Protein Transport in Plants and Nutrient Uptake

Botanists have come to understand the channels and transporters involved in the uptake and transport of nutrients, yet how are they positioned where they need to be?

30 Oct 2024

Study Reveals How Cells Rearrange Cytoskeletal Structures During Division

Study Reveals How Cells Rearrange Cytoskeletal Structures During Division

A living cell is a bustling metropolis, with countless molecules and proteins navigating crowded spaces in every direction.

30 Oct 2024

Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas10's Cellular Shutdown

Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms of CRISPR-Cas10's Cellular Shutdown

CRISPR-Cas9 can elegantly and precisely cut away any desired region of DNA and has long been compared to a type of genetic scissors.

29 Oct 2024

3D Structure of Artificial Photosynthetic Antenna Protein Complex Revealed

3D Structure of Artificial Photosynthetic Antenna Protein Complex Revealed

Humans can do plenty, but plants have an ability we don't: they make energy straight from sunlight, a superpower called photosynthesis. Yet new research shows that scientists are closing that gap.

29 Oct 2024

F-Actin Accumulation Impairs Brain Function in Aging Fruit Flies

F-Actin Accumulation Impairs Brain Function in Aging Fruit Flies

Humans aren't the only ones who grow forgetful as they age -; fruit flies do, too. But because fruit flies have a lifespan of only about two months, they can be a useful model for understanding the cognitive decline that comes with aging.

29 Oct 2024

C. elegans Model Revolutionizes Search for Amyloid Inhibitors

C. elegans Model Revolutionizes Search for Amyloid Inhibitors

An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has developed an efficient and robust system, using the C. elegans nematode, to screen for compounds that can stop the growth of amyloid proteins.

29 Oct 2024

Key Regulator of Heart Repair

Key Regulator of Heart Repair

UCLA researchers identified the protein GPNMB as a key regulator in the heart’s healing process following a heart attack.

28 Oct 2024

Novel Mechanism for GRB2-SOS1-Mediated Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation

Novel Mechanism for GRB2-SOS1-Mediated Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered new details about how the proteins GRB2 and SOS1 in cells transmit signals from membrane receptors to nuclei.

28 Oct 2024

Study Reveals Impact of Genetic Mutations on Protein Localization

Study Reveals Impact of Genetic Mutations on Protein Localization

The team developed a high-throughput imaging platform to assess the influence of nearly 3,500 mutations on protein location. They found that roughly one in six disease-causing mutations led to proteins ending up in the wrong location in the cell.

28 Oct 2024

Predicting Disease-Causing Protein Interactions with PIONEER

Predicting Disease-Causing Protein Interactions with PIONEER

Researchers at Cornell University and Cleveland Clinic developed an open-access computational platform and online database that helps identify targetable interactions between proteins for therapeutic purposes.

25 Oct 2024

Cryo-EM Technology Paves the Way for Major Biological Discovery

Cryo-EM Technology Paves the Way for Major Biological Discovery

Ben Orlando's research talk at MSU's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2019 laid the groundwork for a team effort that had been developing for decades.

25 Oct 2024

New Insights into How TRIM25 Fights RNA Viruses

New Insights into How TRIM25 Fights RNA Viruses

Human bodies are attacked every single second of every day. The invading agents include bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins both living and non-living things that could impair how well bodies work.

25 Oct 2024

New Study Links Cannabis Use to DNA Methylation Changes in Mental Health Pathways

New Study Links Cannabis Use to DNA Methylation Changes in Mental Health Pathways

Research reveals that frequent high-potency cannabis use alters DNA methylation, affecting mitochondrial and immune genes, with implications for mental health.

25 Oct 2024

Light-Activated Immune Therapy Shows Promise Against Solid Tumors

Light-Activated Immune Therapy Shows Promise Against Solid Tumors

Immunotherapies that mobilize a patient's own immune system to fight cancer have become a treatment pillar.

25 Oct 2024

AI Model Predicts Active Ingredients with Dual Target Properties

AI Model Predicts Active Ingredients with Dual Target Properties

Researchers from the University of Bonn have trained an AI process to predict potential active ingredients with special properties.

25 Oct 2024

Understanding Algal Gene Expression Through Histone Dynamics

Understanding Algal Gene Expression Through Histone Dynamics

A previously unknown molecular signature of the regulation of algal genomes during the cell cycle was discovered, thanks to a novel technique that research teams can employ to test and compare various protein forms and protein complexes.

24 Oct 2024

Artificial Intelligence Designs Novel DNA Elements for Precise Gene Control

Artificial Intelligence Designs Novel DNA Elements for Precise Gene Control

Using artificial intelligence, scientists at Yale University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and The Jackson Laboratory have created thousands of novel DNA switches that can precisely regulate a gene's expression in many cell types.

24 Oct 2024

Researchers Identify Mechanism of Immune Suppression in Ovarian Cancer

Researchers Identify Mechanism of Immune Suppression in Ovarian Cancer

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have shown that ovarian cancers disable immune cells and prevent them from attacking by cutting off the energy source that T cells rely on.

24 Oct 2024

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