Where could bioengineering and technological advances take drug discovery?
Drug Target Review explores the findings of a recent review of molecular, cellular, multi-cellular and tissue engineering and modelling technologies for drug design.
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Drug Target Review explores the findings of a recent review of molecular, cellular, multi-cellular and tissue engineering and modelling technologies for drug design.
Scientists have demonstrated an innovative technique for creating microparticles for tissue engineering out of a combination of disordered and partially ordered proteins.
A new 3D model of the surface of the coronavirus COVID-19 has been released, to aid researchers in the development of a treatment.
The team used data from SARS-CoV to identify possible viral epitopes that vaccines could include to stimulate an immune response.
Researchers have identified that copper ions and their protein transporters, such as Atox1, are key to cancer cell movement and could be targeted by therapies.
Researchers have created a new technical resource atlas which maps the 15 distinct cell types involved in muscle repair for disease and therapy research.
A novel antibody has been shown to stimulate microglia to degrade amyloid plaques in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease.
A new study has revealed five factors and proteins that hepatitis B infection needs for replication of its DNA, providing insight into the disease.
An enzyme that adds a cell-signalling code to proteins has been identified by researchers, who say their discovery could aid in the development of cancer therapies.
International researchers have analysed nearly 1,900 brain samples to create the Brain Atlas, the latest database released by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project.
Researchers have used cryogenic electron microscopy to show that coronaviruses enter human cells through an interaction with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
A new method for weighing proteins at the atom level, called individual ion mass spectrometry, has been developed by American researchers.
A computational programme has been created by researchers to aid in the design of proteins for therapeutics, to predict interactions.
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Researchers have revealed that the WDR74 protein plays a key role in lung cancer and melanoma, including metastasis, indicating it may be a potential drug target.