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Scientists create complex transmembrane proteins from scratch
Advance paves the way for the design of transmembrane proteins with useful new functions...
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Researchers evaluate tau phosphorylation related targets for Alzheimer’s research
Scientists in Moscow have extended the reach of QSP modelling by applying it to tau phosphorylation to better understand Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression.
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MeXis gene may protect against heart disease
Scientists have identified a gene that may play a protective role in preventing heart disease...
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Proteogenomics research – on the frontier of precision medicine
Proteogenomics is the systematic and comprehensive integration of proteomics with genomics and transcriptomics. Proteogenomics is opening new hallmarks in biomedical research. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the relevance of proteogenomics in cancer research. This article provides a brief review of the advantages of proteogenomics in precision medicine.
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Discovery lights path for Alzheimer’s research
Researchers identify binding site on the amyloid beta peptide that could facilitate better drugs to treat the disease...
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New genetic cause discovered for photosensitive blood disorder
Researchers have uncovered a new genetic cause for erythropoietic protoporphyria...
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Discovery improves understanding of cellular ageing and cancer development
A team of researchers has discovered the role of the protein ZBTB48 in regulating both telomeres and mitochondria, key players involved in cellular ageing.
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Flexible new method for early cancer diagnosis
Investments are now being made to roll out this innovation across healthcare and broaden the scope of the research in this field.
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Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases share common crucial feature
A study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease all share a ability to cause damage...
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DFG €66 million funding for 15 new research training groups
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 15 new Research Training Groups to further support early research...
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A new bioinformatics tool to decipher evolutionary biology
Understanding evolution is one of the cornerstones of biology - evolution is, in fact, the sole explanation for life's diversity on our planet. Based on the evolution of proteins, researchers may explain the emergence of new species and functions through genetic changes or how enzymes with novel functions might be…
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Scrib protein identified as a natural suppressor of liver cancer
A protein that typically helps keep cells organised and on task becomes a tumour suppressor in the face of liver cancer, scientists say.
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Shedding light on the brakes of Akt activity
Changes leading to the hyperactivation of the protein kinase Akt are observed in 50% of all tumours. Understanding Akt’s regulatory mechanisms is therefore essential for developing and improving cancer therapies....
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Scientists uncover mechanism allowing bacteria to survive the human immune system
Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.
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Pushing the limits of protein expression with miRNAs
Biopharmaceuticals are highly complex protein drugs such as antibodies, cytokines and peptide hormones, which are used for a variety of indication areas, including immunology, neurology, metabolic diseases and cancer. These modern protein drugs may hinder progression of a disease, ease symptoms or assure – in the case of chronic diseases…
