The latest developmental drugs, particularly for use in oncology, rely on the targeted degradation of harmful pathogenic proteins. In a recent study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers at CeMM, the Research ...
Biochemistry
Nov 3, 2022
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Scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB) in Würzburg want to better understand how the oral cavity germ Fusobacterium nucleatum ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 3, 2022
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Bacteria love moist surfaces. Once they have settled there, they do not live as solitary organisms but form larger communities that are embedded in a protective film. These biofilms are found on various surfaces, for example ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2022
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Chronic heart failure causes the cell's powerhouses to malfunction, in part due to overconsumption of an important intermediary compound in energy production. Supplementing the diet to compensate for this could prove a promising ...
Biochemistry
Oct 24, 2022
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For a long time, antibiotics were considered a silver bullet against bacterial infections. Over time, many pathogens have adapted to resist antibiotics, so the search for new drugs is becoming increasingly important. An international ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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Precise details of how a master regulator of gene expression binds its activating partner could open new avenues for cancer drug development.
Biochemistry
Oct 10, 2022
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A research team led by the GRASP—Group of Research and Applications in Statistical Physics—at the University of Liège (Belgium), demonstrates how to manipulate the mesh, shape and symmetry of floating crystals by wandering, ...
Nanophysics
Sep 30, 2022
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Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a major conserved DNA repair pathway, which repairs various types of damage in the genome, such as those induced by ultraviolet light and environmental agents. Dysfunction in this pathway ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 27, 2022
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Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the actin cytoskeleton, is a "priming signal" for the body to respond to a virus. These ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 15, 2022
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A team of researchers from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has designed in silico "molecular probes" able to track the progress of a protein that misbehaves in different neurodegenerative ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 8, 2022
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