Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Researchers use CRISPR gene editing tool to analyze globin gene switching

CRISPR gene editing—a form of “molecular scissors”—was used by UNSW researchers to investigate how deletions in one section of the genome might impact the expression of surrounding genes.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 19 Apr 2022

Cryo-EM reveals the structure of fermentation enzyme phosphoketolase

Pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other industries use enzymes to help synthesize molecular feedstocks.

19 Apr 2022

Vitamin E can reinvigorate dendritic cells to enhance immunotherapy responses

Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses by stimulating the activity of dendritic cells in the tumor.

18 Apr 2022

Study shows how innate lymphoid cells may help to treat inflammatory bowel disease

A team of researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet studied how specific immune cells known as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), which play a role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), evolve into mature cells.

18 Apr 2022

Researchers analyze the complex function of cyanobacteria and the regulation of the biological clock

Researchers aim to learn more about circadian rhythms, which are the 24-hour internal clock cycles of sleeping and waking that happens in all species, including humans, plants, fungi, and bacteria.

18 Apr 2022

A new rule book for the design of therapeutic cells with improved specificity and safety

Therapies based on engineered immune cells have recently emerged as a promising approach in the treatment of cancer.

18 Apr 2022

Scientists decipher a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

Gut microbiota by-products circulate in the bloodstream, regulating host physiological processes including immunity, metabolism and brain functions.

From Institut Pasteur 18 Apr 2022

Vertical farming shows potential for the production of healthy and sustainable food in future

Alternative production systems to provide the growing global population with healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced foodstuffs are currently gaining considerable attention.

15 Apr 2022

Spatial maps offer insights into the battle between melanoma cells and immune cells

Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer-;one that blooms before our very eyes, often on sun-exposed skin, and can quickly become deadly as it turns our own skin against us and spreads to other organs.

From Harvard Medical School 15 Apr 2022

Immune cell migration contributes to inefficient antitumor immunity, study finds

Mutations in the APC gene cause the production of intestinal polyps in persons suffering from familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease that predisposes them to colon cancer.

From Institut Pasteur 15 Apr 2022

Critical signaling pathways in immune cells could reduce Alzheimer’s progression

According to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, inhibiting a critical signaling route in brain-resident immune cells may reduce brain inflammation and hence halt the progression of the disease in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

15 Apr 2022

A new Yale study identifies a deeper understanding of cancer-relevant genes

According to a Yale Cancer Center study, there is cancer-relevant value in a substantially greater portion of human genes than existing cancer research models suggest, based on a study of over 12,000 human genes.

15 Apr 2022

Scientists discover a special cell in salivary glands that is likely crucial for oral health

Scientists at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a special type of cell that resides in salivary glands and is likely crucial for oral health.

13 Apr 2022

Bioprinting bone along with two growth factor encoding genes improves bone repair

Given enough time and energy, the body will heal, but when doctors or engineers intervene, the processes do not always proceed as planned because chemicals that control and facilitate the healing process are missing.

From Penn State University 13 Apr 2022

VectorBuilder to expand with $500 million ‘Gene Delivery Research and Manufacturing Campus

VectorBuilder Inc. has announced the construction of a new R&D and manufacturing center in Guangzhou, China.

From VectorBuilder 12 Apr 2022

Max Planck researchers reveal the structure of kinetochore corona

During cell division in a mother cell, the 23 chromosomes that carry the human genome must be first copied and later delivered to two newly forming daughter cells.

From The Max Planck Institute 11 Apr 2022

Study shows how T cell-derived interleukin-22 promotes antibacterial defense of colonic crypts

Intestinal epithelial cells line the inner wall of the gut, creating a barrier to dangerous bacteria like enteropathogenic E. coli that seek to attach and efface that barrier, causing diarrhea.

11 Apr 2022

Researchers discover a mechanism by which the protein DELE1 detects organelle stress

Researchers have long speculated an association between disorders in mitochondria, tiny organelles inside the cell, and the aging process and age-related illnesses.

11 Apr 2022

Researchers create RNA molecules to address human pancreatic beta cells

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have created RNA molecules that bind to human pancreatic beta cells, which generate insulin and are destroyed in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients.

11 Apr 2022

Cryo-EM imaging of STING protein reveals a new binding source for immune attacks

In new research, UT Southwestern scientists report that imaging a key immunity protein known as STING at near-atomic resolution reveals a previously undiscovered binding location that appears to be crucial for launching immunological attacks.

11 Apr 2022

Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Researchers use CRISPR gene editing tool to analyze globin gene switching

Cryo-EM reveals the structure of fermentation enzyme phosphoketolase

Vitamin E can reinvigorate dendritic cells to enhance immunotherapy responses

Study shows how innate lymphoid cells may help to treat inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers analyze the complex function of cyanobacteria and the regulation of the biological clock

A new rule book for the design of therapeutic cells with improved specificity and safety

Scientists decipher a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain

Vertical farming shows potential for the production of healthy and sustainable food in future

Spatial maps offer insights into the battle between melanoma cells and immune cells

Immune cell migration contributes to inefficient antitumor immunity, study finds

Critical signaling pathways in immune cells could reduce Alzheimer’s progression

A new Yale study identifies a deeper understanding of cancer-relevant genes

Scientists discover a special cell in salivary glands that is likely crucial for oral health

Bioprinting bone along with two growth factor encoding genes improves bone repair

VectorBuilder to expand with $500 million ‘Gene Delivery Research and Manufacturing Campus

Max Planck researchers reveal the structure of kinetochore corona

Study shows how T cell-derived interleukin-22 promotes antibacterial defense of colonic crypts

Researchers discover a mechanism by which the protein DELE1 detects organelle stress

Researchers create RNA molecules to address human pancreatic beta cells

Cryo-EM imaging of STING protein reveals a new binding source for immune attacks

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