Researchers linked two copies of a special kind of antibody produced by llamas to create a new antibody that binds tightly to a key protein on the coronavirus that causes …read more Source:: Science
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Genome stability: Intricate process of DNA repair discovered
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•An elaborate system of filaments, liquid droplet dynamics and protein connectors enables the repair of some damaged DNA in the nuclei of cells, researchers have found. The findings further challenge …read more Source:: Science
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
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•With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists have opened the door to critical new understandings about obesity and metabolism. The discovery could lead to …read more Source:: Science
‘Limitless potential’ of artificial protein ushers in new era of ‘smart’ cell therapies
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•A first-of-its-kind artificial protein — designed on a computer and synthesized in the lab — can be used to build brand-new biological circuits inside living cells. These circuits transform ordinary …read more Source:: Science
How a member of a family of light-sensitive proteins adjusts skin color
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•Researchers have found that opsin 3 — a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision — has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment produced …read more Source:: Science
Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide
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•Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world’s population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting on fisheries. But climate change is beginning to …read more Source:: Science
Diversity in the CD4 receptor protects chimpanzees from infection by AIDS-like viruses
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•Medical researchers have found that the CD4 surface protein, which is used by HIV and SIV as the receptor to enter immune cells, is highly variable among wild chimpanzees. Understanding …read more Source:: Science
Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein
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•Scientists have shown that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor disease progression of Alzheimer’s long before first clinical signs appear. This blood marker offers …read more Source:: Science
New human cell structure discovered
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•A new structure in human cells has been discovered. The structure is a new type of protein complex that the cell uses to attach to its surroundings and proves to …read more Source:: Science
Marine mammals lack functional gene to defend against popular pesticide
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•As marine mammals evolved to make water their primary habitat, they lost the ability to make a protein that defends humans and other land-dwelling mammals from the neurotoxic effects of …read more Source:: Science