In quest to construct a better flu shot, scientists zero in on tiny flu protein shaped like a mushroom
Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...
Molecular 3D structure of viral 'copying machine' deciphered
Researchers have shown, for the first time, how the genetic material of the Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. The ...
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Uncovering the protein complex critical to male fertility
Researchers found that TEX38 and ZDHHC19 co-localize on the plasma membrane of spermatids and mediate S-palmitoylation of ARRDC5, a crucial protein for spermatogenesis. Disrupting either TEX38 or ...
Visualization of the first contact between the earliest reported human coronavirus and its human receptor molecule
Researchers used cryo-EM, glycoproteomics, and modeling to generate the atomic structure of a fully glycosylated and membrane ...
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How a crucial DNA repair protein works -- and what it means for cancer treatment
DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...