Engineered microparticles mimic biological structures to track protein degradation
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers have created a new method for studying protein degradation within immune cells ...
Undiscovered cause of Parkinson’s found for first time by scientists in huge breakthrough
Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s ...
Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis
Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...
Scientists Just Captured the Stunning Process That Shapes Chromosomes
Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...
Studying structure of G protein-coupled receptor kinases could improve an array of drugs
Each cell in your body relies on precise communication with other cells to function properly. At the center of this process are the molecular switches that turn communication signals in the body on ...
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HMS Researchers Discover Key Protein in Activating Autoimmune Responses
Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and ...
How chromosomes shape up for cell division: Scientists reveal DNA loop formation mechanisms
Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...
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Tackling Previously “Undruggable” Proteins
In this interview, Dr. Christian Schafmeister discusses the structural advantages of Spiroligomer molecules, their ability to ...
Fusing two immune system proteins leads to a new method of generating antibodies
The Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 100 monoclonal antibodies to treat a range of diseases. Other ...
Newly identified bacterial protein helps design cancer drug delivery system
But when studying BeeR, the researchers discovered one striking difference to other actin-like bacterial proteins – its structure. Dr Julien Bergeron, Senior Lecturer in the Randall Centre for Cell & ...