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The hidden lives of proteins
Dec 02, 2009 |
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An important Brandeis study appearing in the December 3 issue of Nature raises the curtain on the hidden lives of proteins at the atomic level. The study reports that for the first time, researchers used x ...
Antibody key to treating variant CJD, scientists find
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have determined the atomic structure of the 'binding' between a brain protein and an antibody that could be key to treating patients with diseases such as variant CJD.
Disordered proteins sensitive to environment, sequence changes
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published by a team of Indiana University bioinformaticists has shown quantitatively the influence of small sequence changes and environmental conditions on the disordered regions ...
'Snow flea antifreeze protein' could help improve organ preservation
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures.
Researchers discover structure of key Ebola protein
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Research led by Iowa State University scientists has them a step closer to finding a way to counter the Ebola virus.
Discovery offers new understanding of diabetes drug target
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Sep 26, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Leicester have published findings about a new advance in the study of major diabetes drug target.
Beginning to see the light
Sep 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have detailed the active form of a protein which they hope will enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of vision, and advance drug design.
Scientists make first step towards 'holy grail' of crystallography
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Jan 09, 2006 |
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Scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Surrey have developed a new technique for crystallising proteins, a discovery which could help speed up the development of new medicines and treatments.
Protein structures revealed at record pace
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins, shortening a process that often takes years ...
A miniature synchrotron for your home lab
Jan 07, 2009 |
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In 2004 Lyncean Technologies announced the construction of the Compact Light Source (CLS), a miniature synchrotron which uses inverse Compton scattering to produce high-intensity, tunable, near-monochromatic ...
Researchers use new approach to predict protein function
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Jul 11, 2007 |
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In a paper published online this month in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers report that they have developed a way to determine the function of some of the hundreds of thousands of proteins for wh ...
Crystallography reveals the 3-D structure of mammalian sperm receptor
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Dec 04, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have determined the first 3D structure of ZP3, a protein essential for the interaction between the mammalian egg coat and sperm. The findings, presented in ...
Protein discovery may bolster antibiotic development
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A team of scientists from Queen’s University has discovered the first ever three-dimensional structure of a protein family that may help in developing more effective antibiotics.
Computational microscope peers into the working ribosome (w/ Video)
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The studies used molecular ...
Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using a state-of-the-art protein ...
