Researchers pinpoint new method to help bone-producing cells make more bone
Reversing osteoporosis could one day be as easy as taking a pill.
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How AI found the words to kill cancer cells
Using new machine learning techniques, researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with a team at IBM Research, have developed a virtual molecular library of thousands of "command sentences" for cells, based ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2022
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Bat virus receptor studies vital to predict spillover risk
New research shows that the closest bat virus relatives of the human Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus efficiently bind to bat ACE2 receptors as an entry point into these cells. These receptors have some ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2022
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Team reveals extraordinary plasticity of the glucocorticoid receptor
Glucocorticoids—such as cortisone—are among the most widely used anti-inflammatory drugs, and are used to treat asthma, psoriasis, organ transplantation and even COVID-19. Regarding their pharmacological action, the activity ...
Biochemistry
Dec 5, 2022
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G-protein coupled receptor findings could accelerate research and development of new cancer treatments
Researchers from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have identified how a protein receptor targeted by about 33% of all federally approved medication works. ...
Biochemistry
Dec 5, 2022
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'Love hormone' is revealed to have heart healing properties
The neurohormone oxytocin is well-known for promoting social bonds and generating pleasurable feelings, for example from art, exercise, or sex. But the hormone has many other functions, such as the regulation of lactation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 30, 2022
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From the atom to natural killer cell: The story of an unexpected protein structure
The discovery of a peculiar protein structure and the quest to confirm it has led to the description of interacting receptor clusters on natural killer (NK) cells. The study by the research team of Dr. Ondřej Vaněk from ...
Biochemistry
Sep 20, 2022
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A single protein controls aging signals more effectively than in a team
A new study shows that the protein CHIP can regulate the insulin receptor more efficiently alone than in a paired state. In cellular stress situations, CHIP usually appears as a homodimer—an association of two identical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2022
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Immune system: First image of antigen-bound T-cell receptor at atomic resolution
The immune system of vertebrates is a powerful weapon against external pathogens and cancerous cells. T cells play a crucial role in this context. They carry a special receptor called the T-cell receptor on their surface ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2022
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Exploring the limits of G protein-coupled receptors
How do signals from outside the cell cause a response inside it? Such outside signals could be hormones or neurotransmitters. To notice them, the cell's surface possesses receptors. One of the key classes of such receptors ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2022
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