Water molecules help proteins read the human genome, research reveals
In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...
Gene-edited rice can produce a compound that's vital for human health
A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital ...
Using AI to design proteins is now easy. Making enzymes remains hard.
We've had a few successes using directed evolution to create useful variations of existing enzymes, but efforts to broaden ...
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Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Extra Pump Proteins in Gram-Negative Bacteria
By analyzing E. coli protein levels, scientists found a surplus of membrane shuttle proteins that may play a role in antibiotic resistance.
Protein shuttling mechanism enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics
A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide ...
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AI-Driven Protein Design Produces Enzyme that Mimics Natural Hydrolase Activity
New research uses AI to engineer enzymes with intricate active sites, expanding the possibilities for synthetic biocatalysts.