Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

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Re-designed natural enzyme shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue injury

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural enzyme that shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue following injury.

From University of Toronto 25 Aug 2020

Researchers describe new approach involving "antivitamins" to develop new antibiotics

Antibiotics are among the most important discoveries of modern medicine and have saved millions of lives since the discovery of penicillin almost 100 years ago.

25 Aug 2020

Global review: Big mammals at highest risk of extinction in the world's poorest countries

Big mammals such as elephants, rhinos and primates are at highest risk of extinction in the national parks and nature reserves of the world's poorest countries, a new global review has found.

25 Aug 2020

Study shows strigolactones enhance tolerance to insects in tobacco plants

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, has discovered that strigolactones, a class of novel plant hormones, mediate the fine-tuning of the production plant defensive substances in the stem of plants of the wild tobacco species Nicotiana attenuata.

25 Aug 2020

Microsoft's AI supports the development of Vaxine's COVAX-19 vaccine

Given the global urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft's AI for Health program has stepped in to support the development and potential deployment of Vaxine's COVAX-19™ vaccine with a philanthropic grant.

25 Aug 2020

Researchers find associations of lifelong antimicrobial drug use with saliva microbiota diversity

The human microbiota plays an important role in health and well-being by assisting in digestion, producing nutrients, resisting invading pathogens and regulating metabolism and the immune system.

25 Aug 2020

Study examines the effects of crossbreeding on fertility and milk production in cows

Since 1960, Holstein dairy cows have exhibited a substantial decline in fertility, with serious economic consequences for farmers.

25 Aug 2020

Rare disorder of fat metabolism can cause chronic hyperreaction of the immune system

A congenital disorder of the fat metabolism can apparently cause chronic hyperreaction of the immune system. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Bonn in a recent study.

25 Aug 2020

Researchers discover antibodies that may provide effective immunity against SARS-CoV-2

A new study by researchers at MassBiologics of UMass Medical School published in Nature Communications suggests that COVID specific IgA monoclonal antibodies may provide effective immunity in the respiratory system against the novel coronavirus - a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.

25 Aug 2020

STING protein activates a pathway that kills tumor-fighting immune cells

The immune protein STING has long been noted for helping protect against viruses and tumors by signaling a well-known immune molecule. Now, UT Southwestern scientists have revealed that STING also activates a separate pathway, one that directly kills tumor-fighting immune cells.

25 Aug 2020

Fault in RNA quality control system causes haywire production of toxic proteins

Osaka, Japan - Researchers at Osaka University have identified a fault in the RNA quality control system of cells that leads to the haywire production of toxic proteins in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FTLD/ALS).

From Osaka University 25 Aug 2020

Researchers add a component to make cancer vaccine more effective

Jefferson researchers developing a cancer vaccine to prevent recurrences of gastric, pancreatic, esophageal and colon cancers have added a component that would make the vaccine more effective.

25 Aug 2020

Study reveals cellular and molecular mechanisms of hypoxic stress and inflammation

Ion channels, transports, and membrane receptors are immediately delivered to defined cellular membranes once they are synthesized in the cytoplasm.

24 Aug 2020

Lipid-based nanoparticles can help treat genetic disorders

Introducing genetic material into the body to treat diseases can work, but making sure that those materials are safely sent to the right location is complicated.

24 Aug 2020

Study shows Annexin molecule promotes resistance to anticancer drugs

Headed by Kumamoto University (Japan), a collaborative study has identified a novel mechanism for anticancer drug resistance in gastric cancer.

24 Aug 2020

Researchers identify a novel molecular mechanism of intestinal stem cells

Stem cells in the intestines maintain an excellent balance between two promising forms—developing into intestinal epithelial cells, or remaining as stem cells.

24 Aug 2020

Study shows how DUSP8 protein regulates glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity

The brain plays a major role in controlling our blood glucose levels. In type 2 diabetics this glucose metabolism brain control is often dysfunctional. Genetic components for this phenomenon have so far remained elusive.

24 Aug 2020

New study shows promise for developing COVID-19 vaccine

When news about a novel coronavirus switched from a chronicle of its progress in China to headlines about a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Gladstone Institutes scientist Nadia Roan, PhD, was in the midst of publishing several papers on T cells and their role in HIV spread and long-lasting infections.

24 Aug 2020

New bioluminescent reporter tracks DNA double stranded break repair in cells

A new bioluminescent reporter that tracks DNA double stranded break (DSB) repair in cells has been developed by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan.

24 Aug 2020

Novel method to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in modern soybean cultivars

Soybean has been domesticated over 6000 years ago, and since then, it has been an innate part of Chinese agriculture for a long time.

24 Aug 2020

Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Latest Proteomics, Metabolomics and Lipidomics News and Research

Re-designed natural enzyme shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue injury

Researchers describe new approach involving "antivitamins" to develop new antibiotics

Global review: Big mammals at highest risk of extinction in the world's poorest countries

Study shows strigolactones enhance tolerance to insects in tobacco plants

Microsoft's AI supports the development of Vaxine's COVAX-19 vaccine

Researchers find associations of lifelong antimicrobial drug use with saliva microbiota diversity

Study examines the effects of crossbreeding on fertility and milk production in cows

Rare disorder of fat metabolism can cause chronic hyperreaction of the immune system

Researchers discover antibodies that may provide effective immunity against SARS-CoV-2

STING protein activates a pathway that kills tumor-fighting immune cells

Fault in RNA quality control system causes haywire production of toxic proteins

Researchers add a component to make cancer vaccine more effective

Study reveals cellular and molecular mechanisms of hypoxic stress and inflammation

Lipid-based nanoparticles can help treat genetic disorders

Study shows Annexin molecule promotes resistance to anticancer drugs

Researchers identify a novel molecular mechanism of intestinal stem cells

Study shows how DUSP8 protein regulates glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity

New study shows promise for developing COVID-19 vaccine

New bioluminescent reporter tracks DNA double stranded break repair in cells

Novel method to enhance biological nitrogen fixation in modern soybean cultivars

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