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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.

Scientists observe first high-resolution 3D image of muscle protein nebulin

Skeletal and heart muscle owe their function as stable biological machines to the outstanding accuracy with which their sarcomeres are assembled.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers identify protein switch that regulates enzymes in pathogens

Proteins are the “workhorses” of all living cells and are the chemical foundation of life.

22 Feb 2022

Study develops AI-based method to help analyze protein complexes

A new technique for analyzing proteins has been developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Hamburg.

21 Feb 2022

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

A protein that plays an important biological role in the malaria-causing parasite has been discovered by an international research team.

18 Feb 2022

Study reveals how a fly’s brain contributes to sensing the cold and limiting reproduction

Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that shut down in cold temperatures and slow reproduction, a system conserved in many insects, including mosquitoes, which could provide a target for pest control.

18 Feb 2022

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

A group of researchers from UNIGE in Switzerland and Inserm in France has discovered a previously unknown process that could lead to the creation of novel medicines.

18 Feb 2022

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections.

18 Feb 2022

New study deepens the understanding of microbial sulfur metabolism

The metabolism of sulfur compounds is among the most important microbial processes sustaining life in many anoxic environments where oxygen is not present.

18 Feb 2022

3D structure of protein channel helps shed light on sensitive touch response of Venus fly traps

Scientists at Scripps Research have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may enable Venus fly trap plants to snap shut in response to prey.

18 Feb 2022

Researchers discover dysregulation of transfer RNA expression in cancer

A recently published paper in the journal Molecular Cancer by the group of Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, ICREA Research Professor and Genetics Chairman at the University of Barcelona, shows that transfer RNAs for certain amino acids are altered at the epigenetic level in some types of cancer, expressing it in an exaggerated manner in some cases and being deficient in others.

17 Feb 2022

New vaccine providing protection against future animal-to-human viral diseases may be possible

A future vaccine providing protection against a wide range of coronaviruses that jump from their original animal hosts to humans -; including SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 -; may be possible, say Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, based on findings from their recent study.

17 Feb 2022

Novel immune deactivation pathway offers a promising therapeutic approach for cancers

Our immune systems have the potential to find and destroy cancer cells. But cancer cells can be clever and develop tricks to evade the immune system.

17 Feb 2022

YME1L protein responsible for balancing the conversion of brain's neural stem cells

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered that the protein YME1L regulates the production of new nerve cells and the maintenance of neural stem cells in the adult brain.

16 Feb 2022

Researchers discover DisCo for effective processing of samples with fewer cells

Single-cell RNA sequencing is an approach that lets researchers to study the gene expression in an individual cell within a mixed population.

16 Feb 2022

Moving cell groups push forward as they form organs, become cancerous and spread

Cells push and pull on surrounding tissue to move in groups as they form organs in an embryo, track down invading bacteria, and become cancerous and spread.

From New York University (NYU) 15 Feb 2022

Mortality of newborns on ECMO linked with red blood cell transfusion volume

Newborns in respiratory failure who require the life-sustaining support of ECMO also require transfusion of red blood cells. But a new study indicates that the higher volume of these oxygen-carrying blood cells the babies receive, the higher their mortality rate.

15 Feb 2022

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Scientists observe first high-resolution 3D image of muscle protein nebulin

Researchers identify protein switch that regulates enzymes in pathogens

Study develops AI-based method to help analyze protein complexes

Experts identify a potential new target for antimalarial development

Study reveals how a fly’s brain contributes to sensing the cold and limiting reproduction

Experts trigger apoptosis in leukemia cells by disrupting their energy maintenance mechanism

Discovery of chiral evasion could lead to more resilient inhibitors, better drug designs

New study deepens the understanding of microbial sulfur metabolism

3D structure of protein channel helps shed light on sensitive touch response of Venus fly traps

Researchers discover dysregulation of transfer RNA expression in cancer

New vaccine providing protection against future animal-to-human viral diseases may be possible

Novel immune deactivation pathway offers a promising therapeutic approach for cancers

YME1L protein responsible for balancing the conversion of brain's neural stem cells

Researchers discover DisCo for effective processing of samples with fewer cells

Moving cell groups push forward as they form organs, become cancerous and spread

Mortality of newborns on ECMO linked with red blood cell transfusion volume

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