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AI used to develop new protein delivery system

Gene therapies are often touted as the future of healthcare, yet delivery of the relevant materials to human cells remains […]

Cleaning Up Parkinson’s: Researchers Identify Key Protein Involved in Autophagy

Researchers have identified a Parkinson’s disease-linked mutation that impacts the endocytic protein Endophilin A1, which is involved in autophagy. In […]

Telomeres Take on a New Role: Scientists Uncover the Proteins Hiding at the End of Chromosomes

In a recent study published in PNAS, researchers have discovered for the first time that telomeres can produce proteins. Not […]

A new CRISPR protein may be the key to better viral diagnostics

A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein that can […]

Microprotein origins contribute to understanding of human evolution

A recent study has revealed several microprotein-encoding genes that have arisen de novo from non-coding sequences within the human genome. […]

Multimodal tissue characterisation with spatial protein and transcriptome sequencing

A new study, published in Nature Biotechnology, presents Spatial PrOtein and Transcriptome Sequencing (SPOTS) for high throughput combined spatial transcriptomics […]

SNO proteins identified as drivers of Alzheimer’s disease in women

Researchers have unlocked new insights into the molecular mechanism of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which may explain why women are at […]

Muscle growth boosted with new protein fragment

Researchers have investigated a potential new way to boost muscle growth and regeneration. The study, published in the Computational and […]

New fluorescent protein penetrates deeper into biological tissue

Researchers have developed a small fluorescent protein that can penetrate deep into biological tissue. The study, published in Nature Methods, describes […]

‘Druggable’ pockets in SARS-CoV-2 protein offer new therapeutic targets

The COVID-19 pandemic was controlled due to the rapid development of new vaccines and anti-viral drugs. However, the emergence of […]