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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.

Study investigates SARS-CoV-2 escape from nirmatrelvir

Researchers assessed SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants’ resistance to nirmatrelvir, a protease inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Jun 2022

Association of neuronal and non-neuronal GABA with neuropsychiatric illness in COVID-19 patients

A new study published in the journal Reports focused on the hijacking of the pancreatic, endothelial, and gut GABA by SARS-CoV-2 and its associated pathology along with interventions.

10 Jun 2022

Alternative remedy to conventional root canals would regenerate lost tooth pulp

Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed pulp and filling the emptied canal with inert materials such as rubber and cement. What remains is a mineral shell in place of a living tooth.

9 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 is a generalist virus, infecting and evolving in numerous mammals and humans

In a recent article published in the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers illustrated zooanthroponotic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and viral mutations specific to hosts.

8 Jun 2022

Zoonotic origins of seasonal human coronaviruses

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators analyzed the evolution and origin of seasonal human coronaviruses (sHCoVs).

8 Jun 2022

Where did Omicron's unique spike gene insertion originate?

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, scientists at nference Labs investigated the origin of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) new variant of concern (VOC) Omicron's unique spike (S) gene insertion ins214EPE.

8 Jun 2022

A new coronavirus found in Swedish bank voles

Researchers report the discovery of the Gimso virus, a novel betacoronavirus in a bank vole from Grimso, Sweden

7 Jun 2022

How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Researchers discuss how protein thermostability prevents the misfolding of viral proteins from being heated.

7 Jun 2022

De novo-designed mini-protein against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers characterized truncated forms of LCB1, a de novo-designed mini-protein, against SARS-CoV-2.

7 Jun 2022

New method to combat malaria turns the disease against itself

A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens.

3 Jun 2022

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

An article published in the journal Nature Medicine examines the unpredictable evolution of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Jun 2022

UH expert in lupus reports two new discoveries

Two separate findings by a University of Houston nationally recognized expert in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs including the kidneys, skin, joints and heart, are being reported in scientific and medical journals.

2 Jun 2022

Amino Acid News and Research

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Study investigates SARS-CoV-2 escape from nirmatrelvir

Association of neuronal and non-neuronal GABA with neuropsychiatric illness in COVID-19 patients

Alternative remedy to conventional root canals would regenerate lost tooth pulp

SARS-CoV-2 is a generalist virus, infecting and evolving in numerous mammals and humans

Zoonotic origins of seasonal human coronaviruses

Where did Omicron's unique spike gene insertion originate?

A new coronavirus found in Swedish bank voles

How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

De novo-designed mini-protein against SARS-CoV-2

New method to combat malaria turns the disease against itself

A system for detecting emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

UH expert in lupus reports two new discoveries

Phylogenomic characterization of the first genome sequences of the monkeypox virus outbreak variant

Structural and biochemical traits of main protease-mediated SARS-CoV-2 polyprotein processing

Study shows the SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein ORF7a inhibits HLA-I surface expression levels in human cells

Sarbecovirus open reading frame 7a suppresses major histocompatibility complex-I antigen presentation

Researchers report the case of a non-vaccinated patient coinfected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2

Immunogenicity predictions reveal SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T-cell epitopes

A 6.4 million genome analysis predicts dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

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