Scientists create method for designing proteins that can bind and sense a range of small molecules
From growth hormones to cancer drugs, small molecules play a crucial role in our health. Monitoring them is essential to ...
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Breaking boundaries in biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source enables protein design
A team of scientists in the lab of Nobel Prize winner David Baker has created a method for designing proteins that can bind and sense a range of small molecules, with wide applications for biomedicine ...
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Transcriptional Dynamics Uncover the Role of BNIP3 in Mitophagy during Muscle Remodeling in Drosophila
This paper presents the important finding that BNIP3/NIX, a mitophagy receptor, and its binding to ATG18 are required for mitophagy during muscle cell reorganization in Drosophila. Although the ...
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Brief disruption of activity in a subset of dopaminergic neurons during consolidation impairs long-term memory by fragmenting sleep
Learn more about eLife assessments Sleep disturbances are associated with poor long-term memory (LTM) formation, yet the underlying cell types and neural circuits involved have not been fully decoded.
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Protein design articles from across Nature Portfolio
Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically ...
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30 High-Protein Snacks To Stay Full and Energized All Day
Thankfully, healthy snacking is possible. For example, choosing a high-protein snack between breakfast and lunch or before dinner can help keep you full and satisfied. Gone are the days of thinking ...