Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Increasing Milk Yield in Cattle with Low-Protein Diet

Histidine is crucial to maintaining milk production and milk protein content when cows are fed diets with low protein concentrations, according to an array of research that was published in the Journal of Dairy Science

8 Sep 2023

Understanding Tissue Development and Regeneration in Fruit Flies

Recently, Kyoto University researchers have unveiled a pivotal discovery: they have determined that the Dumpy protein, a constituent of extracellular matrices (ECM), plays a central role in governing the precise, origami-like folding of wing-cell sheets.

7 Sep 2023

Genetic Cluster Could Switch Bad Fungi Into the Good Guys

Fruit and vegetable storage life can be significantly impacted by mold and fungi-based diseases. Some fungi, however, help their hosts by promoting plant survival.

7 Sep 2023

New Mechanism Underpins Paternal Methylation Imprinting

Scientists at the Van Andel Institute and its partners have discovered a critical component of a system that annotates genetic information before it is transferred from fathers to their offspring.

7 Sep 2023

Targeted MicroRNA-34a Therapy Shows Promise in Slowing Tumor Growth in Mice

A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division.

5 Sep 2023

Shaping Proteins in Parallel Alignment with Hydrophobicity

Biological molecules self-assemble into huge functional structures that sustain life’s fundamental processes through a delicate balance of electrical and hydrophobic forces.

4 Sep 2023

Processed Foods May Lead to Obesity by Diluting Protein

Humans, like so many other species, control protein intake more strictly than any other dietary component, so if protein intake is reduced, food intake increases to make up for it.

4 Sep 2023

New Insights Into How Cells Maintain Optimal Health

A group of researchers has unearthed the secrets behind a tiny but crucial protein that shuttles zinc ions (Zn2+) within our bodies. The discovery offers a deeper understanding of how our cells maintain optimal health.

4 Sep 2023

NEUROG3 Gene Plays Key Role in Pancreas Development

Different cells in the human pancreas play important roles in blood sugar regulation. Neurogenin 3 (NEUROG3) is a gene found in pancreatic cells.

1 Sep 2023

The Pathogenic Mechanism Underpinning MEPAN Syndrome

New research published in Nature Metabolism discovered the pathogenic mechanism driving mitochondrial enoyl reductase protein-associated neurodegeneration (MEPAN) syndrome, a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disease.

1 Sep 2023

New Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Gliomas

The University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Center study demonstrates enticing early results that a therapy merging cell-killing and immune-stimulating drugs is effective and safe in prolonging survival for patients with gliomas, an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer.

1 Sep 2023

Case Western Reserve Biochemists Find New Approach to Stop Cancer Growth

Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer–a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases.

1 Sep 2023

Versatile, Language-Based Approach Aids in the Design of New Proteins

Researchers discovered a new type of marine bacteria with distinct traits on the ocean floor.

30 Aug 2023

New Strain of Marine Bacteria with Distinct Characteristics

Researchers discovered a new type of marine bacteria with distinct traits on the ocean floor.

30 Aug 2023

New Insights into MCM8/9 Enzyme Could Lead to Treatments for Infertility and Cancer

Scientific research requires patience. The rewards are not always immediate, and the technology needed does not always exist. Michael A. Trakselis, Ph.D., professor and director of graduate affairs for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Baylor University, understands this.

30 Aug 2023

Titanium Micro-Spikes Skewer Resistant Superbugs

A new study suggests rough surfaces inspired by the bacteria-killing spikes on insect wings may be more effective at combatting drug-resistant superbugs, including fungus, than previously understood.

30 Aug 2023

Scale Biosciences Continues Commercial Expansion with Introduction of New and Differentiated Single Cell Methylation and Single Cell RNA Sequencing Solutions

Scale Biosciences, Inc. (ScaleBioTM), an innovator in single cell sequencing leveraging combinatorial indexing technologies, today announced an expansion of their product portfolio to enable a broader range of single cell omics experiments and unlock new translational research applications.

30 Aug 2023