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Proteomics

Using Phage to Discover New Antifreeze Proteins

May 13, 2021
Helen Yiu

Coventry, UK — Controlling, and mitigating the effects of ice growth is crucial to protect infrastructure, help preserve frozen cells and to enhance texture of frozen foods. An international collaboration...

How Proteins Control Information Processing in the Brain

May 11, 2021
Mindzilla

Halle, Germany — A complicated interaction between different proteins is needed for information to pass from one nerve cell to the next. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...

Stop the Genetic Presses!

May 10, 2021
Helen Yiu

State College, PA — The protein, known as NusG, pauses the transcription machinery at specific DNA sequences to facilitate what is called “intrinsic termination” and prevent unwanted transcription...

Novel Coronavirus’ Spike Protein Plays Additional Key Role in Illness

May 4, 2021
Mindzilla

La Jolla, CA — Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells. Now, a major new study...

New Chemical Tool That Sheds Light on How Proteins Recognise and Interact With Each Other

April 29, 2021
Mindzilla

Hong Kong, China — A research group led by Professor Xiang David LI from the Research Division for Chemistry and the Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, has developed a novel chemical...

Researchers Identify the Proteins that Cause Intestinal Disease

April 26, 2021
Mindzilla

Tel Aviv, Israel — Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created an artificial intelligence platform that can identify the specific proteins that allow bacteria to infect the intestines –...

Chaperone Protein Imbalance Promotes Toxic Tau Buildup in Ageing Brain

April 21, 2021
Mindzilla

Tampa, FL — Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the ageing brain – an early step in the development of Alzheimer’s disease...

Scientists Identify Protein that could Serve as Therapeutic Target in Lung Cancer

April 20, 2021
Mindzilla

Richmond, VA — Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth and could serve as a therapeutic...

Protein can Release Trapped Histones in the Cell

April 15, 2021
Mindzilla

Copenhagen, Denmark — In the cell nucleus histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell...

Inside the Protein Channel that Keeps Bacteria Alive

April 14, 2021
Mindzilla

New York, NY — Almost all bacteria rely on the same emergency valves–protein channels that pop open under pressure, releasing a deluge of cell contents. It is a last-ditch effort, a failsafe...

Tracking Receptor Proteins can Unveil Molecular Basis of Memory and Learning

April 7, 2021
Mindzilla

Nagoya, Japan — The neurons in our nervous system “talk” to each other by sending and receiving chemical messages called neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane...

Stopping the Sickness: Protein may be Key to Blocking a Nauseating Bacterium

April 1, 2021
Mindzilla

Pullman, WA — Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States. Chances...

Cells Rely on Their Crampons to Avoid Slipping

March 30, 2021
Mindzilla

Geneva, Switzerland — Each human being is made of billions of cells. In order to ensure his survival, cells must coordinate with each other and attach in the right place to perform their tasks. Scientists...

Protein Rewires Metabolism to Block Cancer Cell Death, may Allow Cancer Spread

March 30, 2021
Mindzilla

Notre Dame, IN — One specific protein may be a master regulator for changing how cancer cells consume nutrients from their environments, preventing cell death and increasing the likelihood the cancer...

T-Cell Stimulatory Protein and Interleukin-10 Synergize to Prevent Gut Inflammation

March 26, 2021
Mindzilla

Birmingham, AL — Researchers have found an unexpected synergy between a T-cell stimulatory protein — the ICOS ligand — and interleukin-10, an immunoregulatory cytokine, to prevent inflammatory...

‘Silencing’ Protein to Weaken COVID-19

March 25, 2021
Mindzilla

Oeiras, Portugal — When invaded by a virus, our body cells launch an alert to neighbouring cells to increase their antiviral defenses to prevent the infection from spreading. Some viruses, however,...

New Proteins ‘Out of Nothing’

March 15, 2021
Mindzilla

Münster, Germany — Proteins are the key component in all modern forms of life. Haemoglobin, for example, transports the oxygen in our blood; photosynthesis proteins in the leaves of plants convert...

New Study Provides Detailed View of How Hepatitis B Virus Establishes Chronic Infection

March 15, 2021
Mindzilla

Princeton, NJ — Researchers at Princeton have determined how five cellular proteins contribute to an essential step in the life cycle of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The article describing these findings...

Protein Controlling Magnesium Identified as Therapeutic Target for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

March 5, 2021
Mindzilla

New York, NY — An international team of researchers has identified the CNNM4 protein as a key regulator of magnesium in the liver and potential therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,...

Mutant Proteins from SARS-CoV-2 Block T Cells’ Ability to Recognize and Kill Infected Cells

March 5, 2021
Mindzilla

Washington, DC — A deep sequencing study of 747 SARS-CoV-2 virus isolates has revealed mutant peptides derived from the virus that cannot effectively bind to critical proteins on the surface of infected...

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