Tag Archives: Protein

[ad_1] Most vaccine research in the current 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has focused on the role of the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in mediating viral entry into the host cell. However, a recent study published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in November 2020 discovers the major role played …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 9, 2020 At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species – known as oxidants – are harmful to the cells of all organisms and have been linked to aging. But a study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has now shown that low levels of oxidizing …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 8, 2020 The European Research Council (ERC) is providing € 10 million in funding for an interdisciplinary and collaborative project in the structural and biophysical analysis of selected photoreceptors and their development into “OptoGPCR”, light-controlled molecular switches with a wide range of applications in …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 6, 2020 Researchers from the universities of Melbourne, York, Warwick and Oxford have shed light on how encapsulated viruses such as hepatitis B, dengue and SARS-CoV-2 hijack the production and distribution pathways of proteins in the cell – they have also identified a potential …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 5, 2020 Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could help develop new treatments for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Axons – nerve fibers – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder sheds light on a protein key to controlling how cells grow, proliferate and function and have long been implicated in tumor development. The results, published this week in the journal Genes and development, …

[ad_1] A recent study published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in October 2020 reports the development of a new vaccine based on a simian adenoviral vector obtained from a group C gorilla isolate called GRAd32. This could help accelerate vaccine development. Low seroprevalence for simian adenoviruses Monkey adenoviruses are isolated …

[ad_1] Alzheimer’s: tau protein deposition mechanism deciphered We have now been able to identify a new mechanism by which accumulations of tau protein occur in the brain, leading to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding the mechanism could lead to new innovative therapeutic approaches. Mutations in the MARK4 enzyme modify …