Ancient microbes linked to evolution of human immune proteins
Comparison of immune proteins called viperins from Asgardian archaea (left) and a group of more complex life forms including humans, ...
Tag: proteins
Proteins That Strengthen Skin Also Control Cell Signaling, Study Finds
This image shows the scaffolding of keratin filaments in skin cells grown in the lab. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
To subvert the immune response, SARS-CoV-2 stimulates the production of proteins without protective function
According to Brazilian researchers, SARS-CoV-2 uses this strategy to manipulate the host's defense cell mechanism. This discovery paves the way ...
Biochemists design proteins that can switch from assembly to disassembly via allosteric control
Design strategy for the construction of switchable oligomers. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07813-2 A team of biochemists at the University ...
Viagra could fight neurotoxic proteins in the brain!
It is essential to find new strategies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, the incidence of which is ...
Targeting “undruggable” proteins promises a new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases
Proteins are natural polymers that govern biological processes at all levels. A new study presents artificial proteins made using modern ...
Scientists develop new technology to identify individual complete human proteins
The illustration shows a human protein and amino acid code in the background. The new FRET X technology is able ...
Shedding light on proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease to enable earlier detection of the disease
Credit: ACS sensors (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsensors.3c01334 Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, are difficult to diagnose before ...
Proteins suggest a pathway to reduce drug resistance in a form of cancer
Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101359 Doctors have nearly a dozen new targeted drugs to treat patients with acute ...
New research brings order to disordered proteins
Schematic illustration of the approach used to obtain the conformational properties of all IDRs in the human proteome. a, IDR ...
