A team discovers the activation mechanism of a protein that fights bacteria
Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (green) surrounded by a protein coat of GBP1 proteins (magenta). Credit: Miriam Kutsch @CAi, Heinrich Heine University ...
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Research team identifies ‘protective switches’ in SARS-CoV-2 protein that defend against immune system
Atomic structure of the main protease of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus showing the newly discovered chemical protection switches SONOS (left magnifying ...
Scientists make COVID receptor protein in mouse cells
The scientists used fluorescence microscopy to visualize human ACE2 proteins expressed on mouse cells after incubating the cells with fluorescently ...
New protein interactions could serve as a biomarker for heart disease
Structured illumination microscopy of atrial cardiomyocytes isolated from wild-type (A) and heterozygous Mybphl-null mice (B) reveals localization of MyBP-HL (red) ...
Research team reports observing vibrational spectra of a single protein using infrared nanospectroscopy
Single-protein infrared vibrational spectroscopy (left) Schematic of near-field infrared spectroscopy measuring a single protein. (Right) The structure of the F1-ATPase ...
Variants of the synaptic scaffolding protein PPFIA3 discovered cause a new syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain An international collaborative study recently discovered that variants in the PPFIA3 gene cause a previously unknown ...
Protein partners identified as potential keys to fetal bone development
Graphical summary. Credit: Development cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.11.029 A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, have been identified as drivers ...
Breakthrough in the design of complex all-α protein structures
Credit: Nature Structural and molecular biology (2024) A team of researchers has developed an innovative method to engineer fully α ...
The HKDC1 protein appears to be essential for the maintenance of two subcellular structures of mitochondria, mitochondria and lysosomes.
Overview: Mitochondrial and lysosomal stress stimulates nuclear translocation of TFEB, followed by increased expression of HKDC1. HKDC1 stabilizes PINK1 through ...
Study identifies ‘visual system’ protein for circadian rhythm stability
Tenm3 expression in the SCN is highest in VIP cells. (A) RNAscope in situ hybridization in coronal sections of P5 ...
