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Protein modification discovery opens cancer therapy possibilities

A research team led by Purdue University’s W. Andy Tao has discovered of a new type of protein modification related to ...
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Cancer-Linked Protein Modification Could Unlock New Therapies

Researchers discovered a novel protein modification driven by IDH mutations that alters cancer metabolism. The build-up of ...
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Protein-RNA cross-linking could make CRISPR more effective

During a session hosted by the Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology (BIOL), Wei Sun, a chemical biologist at ...

A tiny protein tweak, finally traceable: How light-based tagging targets pyroglutamate

Amino acids are like Lego blocks—they can be linked together to form complex structures called proteins. Unlike Legos, ...
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How flexible protein regions retain their function via motifs and chemical context

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics. Subscribe to ...