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Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

More than twelve billion doses of mRNA vaccines have been administered globally since the start of the COVID pandemic, saving millions of lives. But RNA-based therapies for other diseases have so far proven more challenging to develop.

20 Mar 2023

Exploring airway-to-brain sensory pathways in influenza-induced illness

In a recent study published in the Nature journal, researchers assessed the role of the airway-to-brain sensory pathways in influenza-induced illness.

13 Mar 2023

New method enables direct observation of bee brains

An international team of bee researchers involving Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf has integrated a calcium sensor into honey bees to enable the study of neural information processing including response to odors.

3 Mar 2023

Apolipoprotein E4 promotes the development of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers characterize the effects of neuronal apolipoprotein E4 on Alzheimer’s disease-associated pathology.

23 Feb 2023

Small molecule inhibitor reverses malignant hyper-editing by an inflammation-induced protein isoform

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Sanford Stem Cell Institute and Moores Cancer Center report that a late-stage, pre-clinical small molecule inhibitor, called rebecsinib, reverses malignant hyper-editing by an inflammation-induced protein isoform, known as ADAR1 p150.

16 Feb 2023

Jamaican fruit bat's response to SARS-CoV-2 adapted to human

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers examined the vulnerability of Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

15 Feb 2023

The immunogenicity of two leading malaria vaccine candidates delivered as mRNA-LNP vaccines

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of two vaccine candidates, Pfs25 and PfCSP, based on the mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform.

13 Feb 2023

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher in infants than in mothers

Researchers characterize the functional and binding antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in postpartum women and their infected infants.

9 Feb 2023

Pulmonary surfactant-mediated inflammatory response against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers discuss the role of a surfactant-mediated inflammatory response employed by human lungs against SARS-CoV-2.

3 Feb 2023

Direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy combined with different labeling approaches for the visualization and quantification of ACE2 on different cells

Researchers performed dSTORM (direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) with several labeling techniques for visualizing and quantifying ACE2 receptor expression on various cells.

30 Jan 2023

Study shows cutaneous touch neuronal cells to be critical for sexual receptiveness

Researchers studied the social relevance of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Mrgprb4-lineage touch neurons in sexual touch and receptivity.

25 Jan 2023

Study reveals how neural networks play a key role in the regulation of circadian rhythms

Circadian rhythms are inherent cycles of approximately 24 hours that regulate various biological processes, such as sleep and wakefulness.

19 Jan 2023

Study identifies LAP1 as a master regulator of nuclear envelope remodeling during melanoma progression

Researchers discovered that the elevated expression of LAP1, an inner nuclear membrane protein, helps metastatic melanoma cells surmount the physical challenges presented by tissue structure and the microenvironment during metastasis.

11 Jan 2023

New technology achieves 99.7% purity in sorting target cells in real-time

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a new technology, called optical tweezer-assisted pool-screening and single-cell isolation (OPSI) system, which achieves 99.7% purity of sorting target cells, with all done in real-time.

23 Dec 2022

Hybrid immunity from mRNA vaccines and breakthrough Omicron infections induces stronger immune responses against Omicron BQ.1.1

Researchers evaluated plasma samples from individuals vaccinated with a fourth booster dose of mono- or bivalent mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to evaluate the recognition and neutralization capacity against the ancestral (D614G) strain and the Omicron BQ.1.1 subvariant.

23 Dec 2022

Fluorescent Protein News and Research

Novel RNA sense-and-respond circuit harnesses the force of enzymes to develop better drugs

Exploring airway-to-brain sensory pathways in influenza-induced illness

New method enables direct observation of bee brains

Apolipoprotein E4 promotes the development of Alzheimer’s disease

Small molecule inhibitor reverses malignant hyper-editing by an inflammation-induced protein isoform

Jamaican fruit bat's response to SARS-CoV-2 adapted to human

The immunogenicity of two leading malaria vaccine candidates delivered as mRNA-LNP vaccines

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher in infants than in mothers

Pulmonary surfactant-mediated inflammatory response against SARS-CoV-2

Direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy combined with different labeling approaches for the visualization and quantification of ACE2 on different cells

Study shows cutaneous touch neuronal cells to be critical for sexual receptiveness

Study reveals how neural networks play a key role in the regulation of circadian rhythms

Study identifies LAP1 as a master regulator of nuclear envelope remodeling during melanoma progression

New technology achieves 99.7% purity in sorting target cells in real-time

Hybrid immunity from mRNA vaccines and breakthrough Omicron infections induces stronger immune responses against Omicron BQ.1.1

SARS-CoV-2 and human cold coronavirus OC43 inhibit stress granule formation through Nsp15 protein

Researchers develop a polyvalent lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccine against Monkeypox virus

Researchers uncover the host protease CAPN2 as a novel host factor that aids the infection of SARS-CoV-2

The biological properties of the SARS-CoV-2 E protein in the context of HIV-1

Researchers fabricate cerebral cortical tissues in 3D and functionally integrate them into a brain lesion in mice

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