Shining new light on diabetes treatment
Researchers have developed a light-activated tool to show how drugs need to be adapted to combat type 2 diabetes.
Biochemistry
Apr 11, 2016
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Researchers use snake venom to solve structure of muscle protein
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the detailed shape of a key protein involved in muscle contraction. The report, published today in Neuron, may lead to improved understanding of muscle-weakening ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 15, 2020
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Scientists capture the first cryo-EM images of cellular target for type 2 diabetes in action
Researchers at the University of Michigan, Stanford University and biotech company ConfometRx have captured the first cryo-electron microscopy snapshots of a key cellular receptor in action.
Biochemistry
May 24, 2017
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Transistor in the fly antenna: Insect odorant receptors regulate their own sensitivity
Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation towards resources like food, oviposition sites or mates. Scientists at the Max Planck ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2013
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Designing and repurposing cell receptors
EPFL scientists have developed a computational method modeling and designing protein allostery that allows the accurate and rational engineering and even repurposing of cell receptors. The method can be a significant tool ...
Biochemistry
Dec 2, 2019
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Geometry is key to T-cell triggering
T cells protect the body from foreign substances (known as antigens) and are an essential component of the body's immune system. New immunotherapies that use a patient's own T cells to treat disease have already proven strikingly ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 30, 2018
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X-ray study reveals long-sought insights into potential drug target
Researchers hope to design a new generation of drugs against an array of deadly diseases. The task, however, is costly, arduous and often ineffective. One of the key challenges is understanding a particular class of proteins ...
Biochemistry
Apr 5, 2017
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Researchers observe individual cellular receptors at work
Using a revolutionary live-cell microscopy technique, an international team of scientist has for the first time observed individual receptors for hormones and drugs working in intact cells.
Biochemistry
Oct 19, 2017
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Development of new protein may lead to novel treatment options for cancer, birth defects
Researchers have engineered an artificial protein that may block malignant properties of cancer cells as well as correct certain birth defects.
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2017
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How receptors for medicines work inside cells
G protein-coupled receptors are the key target of a large number of drugs. Würzburg scientists have now been able to show more precisely how these receptors act in the cell interior.
Biochemistry
Sep 5, 2017
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