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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

The protein PKMzeta has been strongly associated with long-term memory formation.

19 Apr 2023

Augmenting Anatomical EM Images with Multiplexed Gene Expression Maps

Special reporter proteins created by a research team guided by the Technical University of Munich may now aid in molecular discovery.

19 Apr 2023

UH Researcher Designs New Model Expressing the Most Common Disease Mutation in USH2A

Usher syndrome, a rare inherited genetic disease, is a leading cause of combined deafness and blindness with type 2A (USH2A) being the most common form.

18 Apr 2023

Prime Target for Male Contraceptive Development Identified

As far as a highly effective, reversible, and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals is concerned, the discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could set the stage.

18 Apr 2023

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

The body’s biological clock is interfered with by abnormal sleep habits, such as those of night shift workers, which have been connected to lung health problems.

18 Apr 2023

Two Molecular Mechanisms Combine to Make the Bacterium Extra Resistant

When the intestinal flora is killed by antibiotics, a species of ordinary gut bacteria that humans carry flourishes. Because the bacteria are naturally immune to many drugs, it poses complications, especially in healthcare settings.

18 Apr 2023

New Method Uses Light to Activate Protein Functions

Scientists can now use light to activate protein functions both inside and outside of living cells. The new method, called light-activated SpyLigation, can turn on proteins that are normally off to allow researchers to study and control them in more detail.

18 Apr 2023

A Protein Domain Could Lead to New Treatments for COVID-19

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists exploring bioenergy plant genetics have made a surprising discovery: a protein domain that could lead to new COVID-19 treatments.

18 Apr 2023

Identifying Lung Cancer Patients Who May Not Respond Well to Immunotherapy by MYC Gene Activation

Lung cancer patients who may not react well to immunotherapy (ICB) could be identified by the oncogenic activation of MYC, an important gene in the development of cancer.

17 Apr 2023

Novel 3D Bioink Induces Organ Regeneration

The advancement of biomaterials for artificial organs and tissues is active due to the rise in accidental injuries and chronic diseases, together with the entry into a super-aged society.

17 Apr 2023

New Peptide Blocks a Hyperactive Brain Enzyme Involved in Neurodegeneration

MIT neuroscientists have found a way to reverse neurodegeneration and other symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by interfering with an enzyme that is typically overactive in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

17 Apr 2023

Researchers Show How a Virus can Induce Cleavage of Human Chromosome 11 to Cause Cancer

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is easily spread through bodily fluids, primarily saliva, such as kissing, shared drinks or using the same eating utensils.

17 Apr 2023

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered that the deletion of a specific protein creates a hostile environment for tumor cells and significantly subdues breast cancer growth and spread.

13 Apr 2023

A Nanoplasmonics Approach to Observe Real-Time Production of Cell Secretions

Researchers at the University of Geneva have developed a novel optical imaging approach that provides a four-dimensional view of cell secretions in real-time, including their spatial and temporal dynamics.

13 Apr 2023

Comparison of De Novo Proteins and Computer-Generated Proteins

Proteins are components of every cell. How they have changed in the course of evolution for the purpose of taking on new functions in the body, has long been a subject of research.

13 Apr 2023

Potential Therapy for Lethal Pediatric Brain Cancer Using ASO Technology

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost impossible because of the tumors' location.

13 Apr 2023

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

Developing and testing new treatments or vaccines for humans almost always requires animal trials, but these experiments can sometimes take years to complete and can raise ethical concerns about the animals' treatment.

13 Apr 2023

New Method for Improving Gene Therapy With Nanobubbles

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging-; requiring a new method.

12 Apr 2023

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Viruses are usually associated with illness. But our bodies are full of both bacteria and viruses that constantly proliferate and interact with each other in our gastrointestinal tract.

12 Apr 2023

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

Like the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physicians much about a patient's metastatic prostate cancer.

11 Apr 2023

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Molecular Mechanisms That Maintain the Tissue Specificity of PKMzeta

Augmenting Anatomical EM Images with Multiplexed Gene Expression Maps

UH Researcher Designs New Model Expressing the Most Common Disease Mutation in USH2A

Prime Target for Male Contraceptive Development Identified

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

Two Molecular Mechanisms Combine to Make the Bacterium Extra Resistant

New Method Uses Light to Activate Protein Functions

A Protein Domain Could Lead to New Treatments for COVID-19

Identifying Lung Cancer Patients Who May Not Respond Well to Immunotherapy by MYC Gene Activation

Novel 3D Bioink Induces Organ Regeneration

New Peptide Blocks a Hyperactive Brain Enzyme Involved in Neurodegeneration

Researchers Show How a Virus can Induce Cleavage of Human Chromosome 11 to Cause Cancer

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

A Nanoplasmonics Approach to Observe Real-Time Production of Cell Secretions

Comparison of De Novo Proteins and Computer-Generated Proteins

Potential Therapy for Lethal Pediatric Brain Cancer Using ASO Technology

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

New Method for Improving Gene Therapy With Nanobubbles

Exceptional Number of Unknown Viruses Found in the Infants' Feces

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

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