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Supercomputer simulations help uncover the mechanism for HIV replication

Viruses lurk in the grey area between the living and the nonliving, according to scientists. Like living things, they replicate but they don't do it on their own. The HIV-1 virus, like all viruses, needs to hijack a host cell through infection in order to make copies of itself.

1 Apr 2021

Plants use signaling molecule to regulate their water balance

During drought conditions, plants utilize a signaling molecule known from animals to reduce their water loss.

31 Mar 2021

Study reveals molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body

Researchers have uncovered molecular mechanisms involved in removing unwanted cells in the body.

29 Mar 2021

Virus-cell interaction may explain the high infection rate of COVID-19 virus

Bioengineering scientists have now detected a formerly unknown interaction between the spike (or “S”) protein of SARS-CoV-2 and receptors in human cells.

From Lehigh University 29 Mar 2021

Heidelberg team introduces a reproducible division mechanism for synthetic vesicles

One big challenge for the production of synthetic cells is that they must be able to divide to have offspring. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team from Heidelberg has now introduced a reproducible division mechanism for synthetic vesicles.

26 Mar 2021

Toxin in potatoes is a divergent of bitter-tasting compound in tomatoes

A multi-institutional collaboration has revealed that α-solanine, a toxic compound found in potato plants, is a divergent of the bitter-tasting α-tomatine, which is found in tomato plants.

26 Mar 2021

Specific enzyme can delay the growth and spread of neck and head carcinomas

Scientists were able to considerably delay the growth and proliferation of tumors in mice and improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

24 Mar 2021

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Researchers have used an upgraded version of the gene-editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, to knock out up to 12 genes in plants in just one go.

23 Mar 2021

Study maps structure, mechanism of membrane enzyme that has a role in chronic inflammation, cancer

A majority of the drugs work through the membranes surrounding the cells of the body.

22 Mar 2021

Seaweed supplement in cattle diet effective at reducing greenhouse gases

A bit of seaweed in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions from beef cattle as much as 82 percent, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California, Davis.

18 Mar 2021

Researchers develop new cell-based test system to identify immunoregulatory modulators

Our immune system is very successful when it comes to warding off viruses and bacteria. It also recognizes cancer cells as potential enemies and fights them. However, cancer cells have developed strategies to evade surveillance by the immune system and to prevent immune response.

18 Mar 2021

$1 million NSF grant effort to explore a natural process that saps plants' productivity

Plants were evolving for hundreds of millions of years before humans started cultivating them for food. So when the first farmers showed up some 12,000 years ago, plants had already picked up some inefficiencies -- that is, adaptations that helped the plants survive but also limited their productivity as crops.

17 Mar 2021

Enzyme News and Research

Supercomputer simulations help uncover the mechanism for HIV replication

Plants use signaling molecule to regulate their water balance

Study reveals molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body

Virus-cell interaction may explain the high infection rate of COVID-19 virus

Heidelberg team introduces a reproducible division mechanism for synthetic vesicles

Toxin in potatoes is a divergent of bitter-tasting compound in tomatoes

Specific enzyme can delay the growth and spread of neck and head carcinomas

Improved version of CRISPR/Cas9 tool helps study the interaction of various genes

Study maps structure, mechanism of membrane enzyme that has a role in chronic inflammation, cancer

Seaweed supplement in cattle diet effective at reducing greenhouse gases

Researchers develop new cell-based test system to identify immunoregulatory modulators

$1 million NSF grant effort to explore a natural process that saps plants' productivity

Lowering apolipoprotein CIII levels can prevent deleterious effects of a high-fat diet

ADAR1 protein offers a potential therapeutic target for cancer

Cryogenic electron microscopy helps visualize 3D structure of complex responsible for gene regulation

New gene editor could help treat genetic disorders caused by single-nucleotide mutations

Optimized nano-micelles can induce efficient genome editing in mouse brain

Scientists reveal how critical enzyme in the cell works

Volatile signal in plants activates defense and inhibits growth processes

Study identifies genes responsible for peach's tolerance to stress

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