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Cancer Research to Gain from Identification of 300 Proteins that Regulate Cell Division

February 25, 2021
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Stockholm, Sweden — With the hope of contributing to the fight against cancer, researchers in Sweden have published a new molecular mapping of proteins that regulate the cell division process –...

Researchers Find Evidence of Protein Folding at Site of Intracellular Droplets

February 22, 2021
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Notre Dame, IN — Scientists have discovered the first evidence of protein folding driven by liquid-liquid phase separation, a phenomenon in which fluids form into microscopic droplets and separate...

Pore-Like Proteins Designed from Scratch

February 19, 2021
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Seattle, WA — In a milestone for biomolecular design, a team of scientists has succeeded in creating new proteins that adopt one of the most complex folds known to molecular biology. These designer...

Cloudy Eyes Caused by Protein Imbalance

February 18, 2021
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Munich, Germany — Cataracts are the most common eye ailment in humans. However, the exact processes leading to this condition are not fully understood. A team of researchers headed by the Technical...

Green Tea Compound Aids Tumor-Suppressing, DNA-Repairing Protein

February 15, 2021
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Troy, NY — An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the “guardian of the genome” for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy...

New Methods for Exploring the Dark Matter’ of Biology

February 5, 2021
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Parkville, Australia — New tools and methods have been described by WEHI researchers to study an unusual protein modification and gain fresh insights into its roles in human health and disease. The...

Automated Imaging Detects and Tracks Brain Protein Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease

February 3, 2021
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Boston, MA — Amyloid-beta and tau are the two key abnormal protein deposits that accumulate in the brain during the development of Alzheimer’s disease, and detecting their buildup at an early...

Supersaturation: The Barrier Between Protein Folding and Misfolding

February 2, 2021
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Osaka, Japan — Correct, or native, protein folding is essential for correct protein function. Protein misfolding can lead to the formation of amyloid fibrils, and amyloidosis, which is implicated in...

Small Protein in Bacteria Overlooked Up to Now

February 1, 2021
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany — The biological process of photosynthesis is found at the beginning of nearly all food chains. It produces oxygen to breathe and provides the energetic foundation for...

Scientists Spotted RPS-12 Protein as a Potential Target for Anti-Cancer Therapy

February 1, 2021
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Vladivostok, Russia — Using the developing eye of the fruit fly as a test platform, researchers found that RPS-12 protein overproduction appears to trigger triple-negative breast cancer and possibly...

Scientists Make Pivotal Discovery on Mechanism of Epstein-Barr Virus Latent Infection

January 22, 2021
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Philadelphia, PA — Researchers at The Wistar Institute have discovered a new enzymatic function of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) protein EBNA1, a critical factor in EBV’s ability to transform...

Automated Imaging Reveals Where TAU Protein Originates in the Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease

January 21, 2021
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Washington, DC — Researchers have developed an automated method that can track the development of harmful clumps of TAU protein related to Alzheimer’s disease in the brain, according to work...

Synthesis of Potent Antibiotic Follows Unusual Chemical Pathway

January 19, 2021
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State College, PA — Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the unusual first steps of the antibiotic’s synthesis. The improved understanding of the chemistry behind...

Basis for the Essential Cellular Powerhouses

January 18, 2021
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany — Mitochondria are vital for the human body as cellular powerhouses: They possess more than 1,000 different proteins, required for many central metabolic pathways. Disfunction...

The Odd Structure of ORF8: Mapping the Coronavirus Protein Linked to Disease Severity

January 15, 2021
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Berkeley, CA — A team of HIV researchers, cellular biologists, and biophysicists who banded together to support COVID-19 science determined the atomic structure of a coronavirus protein thought to...

Using Light, Red Blood Cells and a Honey Bee Peptide to Deliver Therapeutic Proteins

December 11, 2020
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Chapel Hill, NC — Protein therapies are often more potent and selective toward their biochemical targets than other types of drugs, particularly small molecules. However, proteins are also more likely...

New and Unexplored Dimension in the Study of Protein-Protein Interactions

December 11, 2020
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Tempe, AR — Many proteins are required to maintain the structure, and to preserve the genetic integrity, of DNA. Sliding clamps are proteins that increase the efficiency of DNA replication. Without...

Development of New Method for Decoding Viral Genes

December 8, 2020
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Tokyo, Japan — Comprehensive identification of viral proteins encoded by viral genes is required to understand the pathophysiology of viral infections. A research team led by Professor Yasushi Kawaguchi...

Protein Storytelling to Address the Pandemic

December 7, 2020
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Austin, TX — In the last five decades, we’ve learned a lot about the secret lives of proteins — how they work, what they interact with, the machinery that makes them function — and...

Proteins in Motion

November 23, 2020
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München, Germany — Proteins are the essential substrate of learning and memory. However, while memories can last a life-time, proteins are relatively short-lived molecules that need to be replenished...

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