Viruses beware: scientists show how bacterial ‘attack dog’ toxin disrupts protein synthesis
Credit: Pavel Odinev / Skoltech A team of Skoltech researchers from the Severinov laboratory and their colleagues have identified the ...
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NYUAD researchers study effects of cellular crowding on the cell’s transport system
Credit: George Shubeita Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 6, 2020: As many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, have been ...
Sorting and secreting insulin by expiration date
The age of insulin parcels may matter, researchers say, when it comes to diagnosing and treating diabetesCredit: Belinda Yau and ...
Clemson scientist receives $667K DOD grant to explore developmental disorder
Researchers will explore the cellular underpinnings of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, which is characterized by the growth of benign tumors throughout ...
How do bacteria build up natural products?
X-ray structure analysis gives detailed insights into molecular factoryCredit: Maximilian Schmalhofer and Prof. Dr. Michael Groll / TUM The active ...
Gut bacteria improve type 2 diabetes risk prediction
Large-scale study with more than 4000 participants at ZIEL - Institute for Food & HealthCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM The ...
Discovery of new disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Expected to contribute towards understanding of the disease's pathology and the development of new treatments-Credit: Kobe University An international research ...
Why it’s no last orders for the Tequila bat
DNA helps conservation of elusive batCredit: Angelica Menchaca Native to the Americas, the tequila bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) lives in caves ...
Order from noise: How randomness and collective dynamics define a stem cell
Collective cell dynamics could define stem cells identity, number, and dynamicsCredit: Colinda Scheele / Oncode Institute Stem cells are central ...
Real-time monitoring of proteins in the nuclear pore complex
Credit: Kanazawa University In human cells, the nucleus is enclosed by a structure called the nuclear pore complex (NPC). It ...
A new biotinylation enzyme for analyzing protein-protein interactions
AirID enables comprehensive analysis of interaction partners of your target proteins in cellsCredit: Tatsuya Sawasaki (Ehime University) Proteins control many ...
New study resolves mystery surrounding unique light-harvesting structures in algae
Scientists reveals the structural details of proteins involved in the photosynthetic process of an aquatic microorganismCredit: 2020 Okayama University Organisms ...
To quench or not to quench: Understanding the role of a cyanobacterial photosystem protein
Scientists define the role of a cyanobacterial protein in photosynthetic energy transfer processCredit: 2020 Okayama University Cyanobacteria, commonly referred to ...
How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
A single protein may determine how much scarring occurs, UCLA researchers sayCredit: Cell/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center New UCLA ...
Toxic air pollution nanoparticles found in heart cell ‘powerhouses’ of city dwellers
Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted ...
Did adaptive radiations shape reptile evolution?
Researchers find fast rates of morphological evolution do not need to coincide with taxonomic diversification as predicted by the classical ...
Norovirus has two alternative capsid structures which change before infection
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Kitasato University in Japan discover that mouse norovirus has two capsid ...
Location, location, location — Even gut immune response is site-specific
Credit: Sina Bartfeld / University of Würzburg Why is it that some chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's, affect ...
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Credit: William J. Baker Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a ...
Epigenetics: What the embryo can teach us about cell reprogramming
Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, Director of the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells at Helmholtz Zentrum München ...
