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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.

Advancing Cardiovascular Drug Discovery: Translational Framework Leverages Genetic and Proteomic Insights

A validated framework to translate these recent advances in genoproteomics into clinical applications in cardiovascular drug development.

19 Aug 2024

Researchers Uncover Role of OpgH in Bacterial Cell Shape

In what they labeled a "surprising" finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the germ's shape. Because the integrity of a bacterial cell's "envelope" or enclosure is key to its survival, the finding could advance the search for new and better antibiotics.

16 Aug 2024

Flavivirus Hijacks Importin-7 for Nuclear Transport and Replication

Viruses of the family Flaviviridae, including Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Tick-borne encephalitis virus, are significant arthropod-borne pathogens.

15 Aug 2024

Study Uncovers Biomarkers for Low Muscle Mass, Offering Insights for Personalized Prevention

Machine learning models to analyze computed tomography (CT) images of the chest and a proteomics approach to determine blood protein biomarkers.

15 Aug 2024

Astrocytes Emerge as Key Players in Brain Health and Development

Researchers at the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered a novel mechanism for reawakening dormant neural stem cells, which may lead to the development of new treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities.

14 Aug 2024

Deep-Learning Model Identifies Parkinson's Disease-Specific Neuroanatomical Features

A deep-learning-based contrastive approach to examine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from Parkinson’s disease patients.

14 Aug 2024

Novel Technique to Study Ubiquitination

Once human proteins are synthesized, they go through some chemical changes. These adjustments control their stability, functionality, and structure.

13 Aug 2024

Light-Activated Macrophages Show Increased Appetite for Cancer Cells

The body has a veritable army constantly on guard to keep us safe from microscopic threats from infections to cancer.

13 Aug 2024

Advancing Genome Visualization with CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Live Cells

Understanding the spatiotemporal organization of the genome in the nucleus is crucial for advancing our knowledge of chromatin structure and its functional dynamics in both normal and diseased states.

13 Aug 2024

New AI Model Predicts Protein-DNA Binding Specificity with High Accuracy

A new artificial intelligence model developed by USC researchers and published in Nature Methods can predict how different proteins may bind to DNA with accuracy across different types of protein, a technological advance that promises to reduce the time required to develop new drugs and other medical treatments.

12 Aug 2024

Bacterial Defense Mechanism Revealed Through RNA-Derived Gene Synthesis

Researchers have uncovered a surprising way bacteria defend themselves: when a bacterium is infected, bacterial enzymes that copy genetic information from RNA into DNA synthesize genes whose protein products help shut down cell growth.

12 Aug 2024

Discovery of Largest Protein Sheds Light on Toxin Production in Marine Algae

While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.

12 Aug 2024

Discovery of Free-Floating Genes in Bacteria Challenges Genetic Code Assumptions

Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes seemed like an open book. By reading and decoding our chromosomes as linear strings of letters, like sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes in our genome and learn why changes in a gene's code affect health.

12 Aug 2024

New ProDOL Technique Revolutionizes Protein Counting in Living Cells

Scientists have developed a new way of counting labeled proteins in living cells that could become a standard and valuable tool in the field of biomedical research.

12 Aug 2024

CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Using CRISPR-Cas systems in various studies to detect and treat Staphylococcus aureus.

12 Aug 2024

From CRISPR-Cas to Fanzor system: New frontiers in gene editing

The features of various CRISPR-Cas systems, including CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) and the eukaryotic equivalent of CRISPR-Cas systems, Fanzor systems.

9 Aug 2024

Emerging Treatments and Drug Repositioning for NAFLD and NASH

The current research on drug candidates and molecular targets being clinically tested for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NAFLD.

9 Aug 2024

Bio-Rad Launches Annexin V StarBright Conjugates for Apoptosis Detection via Flow Cytometry

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIO.B), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced the launch of annexin V conjugated to eight StarBright Dyes: SBUV400, SBUV795, SBV440, SBV515, SBV790, SBB675, SBB765, SBY800. The new Annexin V StarBright conjugates support detection of early apoptotic cells by flow cytometry, offering an increased range of fluorophore options.

9 Aug 2024

Scientists Develop AI-Powered Tool to Optimize Gene Delivery

Gene therapy could potentially cure genetic diseases but it remains a challenge to package and deliver new genes to specific cells safely and effectively. Existing methods of engineering one of the most commonly used gene-delivery vehicles, adeno-associated viruses (AAV), are often slow and inefficient.

9 Aug 2024

Research Unlocks Secrets of Stem Cell Retention in Bone Marrow

A discovery by a three-member Albert Einstein College of Medicine research team may boost the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, commonly used for patients with cancer, blood disorders, or autoimmune diseases caused by defective stem cells, which produce all the body's different blood cells. The findings, made in mice, were published today in the journal Science.

9 Aug 2024

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Advancing Cardiovascular Drug Discovery: Translational Framework Leverages Genetic and Proteomic Insights

Researchers Uncover Role of OpgH in Bacterial Cell Shape

Flavivirus Hijacks Importin-7 for Nuclear Transport and Replication

Study Uncovers Biomarkers for Low Muscle Mass, Offering Insights for Personalized Prevention

Astrocytes Emerge as Key Players in Brain Health and Development

Deep-Learning Model Identifies Parkinson's Disease-Specific Neuroanatomical Features

Novel Technique to Study Ubiquitination

Light-Activated Macrophages Show Increased Appetite for Cancer Cells

Advancing Genome Visualization with CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Live Cells

New AI Model Predicts Protein-DNA Binding Specificity with High Accuracy

Bacterial Defense Mechanism Revealed Through RNA-Derived Gene Synthesis

Discovery of Largest Protein Sheds Light on Toxin Production in Marine Algae

Discovery of Free-Floating Genes in Bacteria Challenges Genetic Code Assumptions

New ProDOL Technique Revolutionizes Protein Counting in Living Cells

CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

From CRISPR-Cas to Fanzor system: New frontiers in gene editing

Emerging Treatments and Drug Repositioning for NAFLD and NASH

Bio-Rad Launches Annexin V StarBright Conjugates for Apoptosis Detection via Flow Cytometry

Scientists Develop AI-Powered Tool to Optimize Gene Delivery

Research Unlocks Secrets of Stem Cell Retention in Bone Marrow

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