Search results for therapeutic protein

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 25, 2024

Study describes structure of antiviral drug bulevirtide bound to hepatitis B and D virus receptor protein NTCP

A recent article in the journal Nature Communications describes the structural basis of mimicked HBV/HDV viral peptide drug interaction with its receptor NTCP.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 22, 2024

Researchers devise new way to find proteins for targeted treatment of disease

Researchers at the University of Toronto and Sinai Health have created a new platform to identify proteins that can be co-opted to control the stability of other proteins—a new but largely unrealized approach to the treatment ...

Biochemistry Mar 22, 2024

Fast folding for synthetic peptides and microproteins

Certain types of peptides and microproteins for drug discovery research can be made more efficiently and quickly using a reaction solvent that helps mimic nature's way.

Biotechnology Mar 22, 2024

Messenger RNAs with multiple 'tails' could lead to more effective therapeutics, say researchers

Messenger RNA (mRNA) made its big leap into the public limelight during the pandemic, thanks to its cornerstone role in several COVID-19 vaccines. But mRNAs, which are genetic sequences that instruct the body to produce proteins, ...

Biotechnology Mar 21, 2024

Scientists create novel technique to form human artificial chromosomes

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 21, 2024

Research reveals new starting points for the rapid and targeted development of future drugs

Many important medicines, such as antibiotics and anticancer drugs, are derived from natural products of bacteria. The enzyme complexes that produce these active ingredients have a modular design that makes them ideal tools ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 20, 2024

Advances and applications of nanoparticles in cancer therapy

The research team of Prof. Changyang Gong from the Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University has published a new review showing that rapid growth ...

Nanophysics Mar 18, 2024

A simple, scalable method using light to 3D print helical nanostructures

A new fabrication process for helical metal nanoparticles provides a simpler, cheaper way to rapidly produce a material essential for biomedical and optical devices, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.

Biochemistry Mar 18, 2024

Artificial mucus identifies link to tumor formation

During cold and flu season, excess mucus is a common, unpleasant symptom of illness, but the slippery substance is essential to human health. To better understand its many roles, researchers synthesized the major component ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 18, 2024

How DHX9 stress granules protect daughter cells from UV-induced RNA damage

During the process of cell division, new daughter cells inherit a mix of genetic material and other molecules from their mother cells. This inheritance includes both beneficial components, which can help them for a robust ...

page 1 from 40