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Amino Acid is one of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

The global mutation landscape of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1

Researchers describe the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1 (NSP1).

28 Jul 2022

TMPRSS2 protein, a novel target for SARS-CoV-2 drugs

A new study reports the activity of a compound which inhibited TMPRSS2, ultimately preventing severe COVID-19.

28 Jul 2022

Does vaccine- or infection-induced immunity protect less well against infection by specific SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Researchers found that vaccinated people were at an increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, or Delta variants.

28 Jul 2022

Gut bacterial 'super-producer' of histamine can cause pain flare-ups in some IBS patients

Researchers from McMaster University and Queen's University have discovered a gut bacterial 'super-producer' of histamine that can cause pain flare-ups in some patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

27 Jul 2022

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

New research has advanced COVID-19 vaccine work in several ways: using a modified live attenuated mumps virus for delivery, showing that a more stable coronavirus spike protein stimulates a stronger immune response, and suggesting a dose up the nose has an advantage over a shot.

27 Jul 2022

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production through NSP2-induced repression of mRNA translation

Researchers discovered a SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 2 (NSP2)-mediated mechanism by which it suppresses the production of interferon-beta (IFN-β) in host cells.

27 Jul 2022

Study shows the emerging Omicron sublineage BA.2.75 does not show greater immune evasion than BA.5

Researchers assessed the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant to neutralizing antibodies.

27 Jul 2022

How has vaccination shaped the global evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2?

In a new study, researchers developed a maximum likelihood model to capture severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 evolutionary dynamics in multiple geographical regions.

26 Jul 2022

How SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations contribute to increased infectivity

Researchers study the functional impact of Omicron mutations.

25 Jul 2022

A VSV-based COVID vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study discusses the development of recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus COVID-19 vaccines.

25 Jul 2022

Researchers investigate the feasibility of modifying cholera toxin for targeted delivery to specific organelles

Proteins usually undergo modifications during or after their synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus network inside eukaryotic cells.

25 Jul 2022

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air.

21 Jul 2022

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

21 Jul 2022

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

When our cells process the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat every day in order to survive, they generate potentially toxic by-products popularly known as "free radicals".

20 Jul 2022

Simple, effective method can detect protein misfolding at an early stage of neurodegenerative disease

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease are caused by folding errors (misfolding) in proteins or peptides, i.e. by changes in their spatial structure.

20 Jul 2022

Researchers report the detection of viral mutations associated with drug resistance in patients treated with REGEN-COV and sotrovimab

Researchers reported mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern infection cases treated with neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.

20 Jul 2022

Review: No clear evidence that serotonin levels are responsible for depression

After decades of study, there remains no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression, according to a major review of prior research led by UCL scientists.

20 Jul 2022

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

A new study has pointed out that Molnupiravir treatment increases the ratio of transition to transversion mutations in COVID-19 patients and that the treatment does not appear to induce resistance mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

19 Jul 2022

Scientists explore guanine-specific pocket in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein of therapeutic value against multiple coronaviruses

Researchers studied open and closed conformations of the C-terminal of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein termed the NCTD.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers find link between brain protein and increased vulnerability to neurodegeneration in epilepsy patients

A team of Florida State University College of Medicine researchers has found a link between a specific protein in the brain and increased vulnerability to neurodegeneration for individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).

18 Jul 2022

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Further Reading

The global mutation landscape of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1

TMPRSS2 protein, a novel target for SARS-CoV-2 drugs

Does vaccine- or infection-induced immunity protect less well against infection by specific SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Gut bacterial 'super-producer' of histamine can cause pain flare-ups in some IBS patients

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production through NSP2-induced repression of mRNA translation

Study shows the emerging Omicron sublineage BA.2.75 does not show greater immune evasion than BA.5

How has vaccination shaped the global evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2?

How SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mutations contribute to increased infectivity

A VSV-based COVID vaccine effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers investigate the feasibility of modifying cholera toxin for targeted delivery to specific organelles

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Supplementing diet with amino acid taurine could be a viable nutritional strategy to combat aging

Simple, effective method can detect protein misfolding at an early stage of neurodegenerative disease

Researchers report the detection of viral mutations associated with drug resistance in patients treated with REGEN-COV and sotrovimab

Review: No clear evidence that serotonin levels are responsible for depression

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

Scientists explore guanine-specific pocket in SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein of therapeutic value against multiple coronaviruses

Researchers find link between brain protein and increased vulnerability to neurodegeneration in epilepsy patients

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