Structural biology is shifting from predicting protein shapes to uncovering broader organizational rules AI tools like AlphaFold have made large-scale protein structure data far more accessible Researchers are increasingly exploring recurring patterns in amino acid organization across proteins Distributed and … Read the full press release
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Tagged AlphaFold, amino acid clustering, Bioinformatics, CASP14, citizen science, computational biology, DeepMind, distributed computing, drug discovery, EteRNA, EU-Citizen Science, Folding@home, Foldit, Francisco Javier Lobo Cabrera, José Antonio Prado-Bassas, María Ángeles García-Rosado Delgado, molecular modeling, Mosaic Q, Open Science, protein architecture, protein data, protein engineering, protein structure, Proteins Mosaic Q, Rosetta@home, SciStarter, structural biology, structural patterns, synthetic biology, University of Washington
A new citizen-science project is investigating a possible universal structural pattern in protein 3D architecture The pattern involves amino acids clustering by chemical type into mosaic-like arrangements Findings are based on analysis of over 160,000 protein structures and computational simulations … Read the full press release
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Tagged 3D protein structure, 3D protein-structure snapshots, 3D structure of proteins, a citizen-science project, amino acid clustering, amino acids, Bioinformatics, biology, biomolecules, biotechnology, citizen science, citizen-science platforms, collaborative science, computational biology, crowdsourced research, data analysis, drug discovery, EU-Citizen Science, European Commission, Francisco Javier Lobo Cabrera, global citizen-science initiative, Horizon 2020, Horizon 2020 programme, image repository, Jmol, Jmol software, José Antonio Prado-Bassas, María Ángeles García-Rosado Delgado, molecular visualization, Mosaic Q pattern, novel 3D protein structural pattern, Pablo de Olavide University, protein 3D structure, protein architecture, protein data analysis, protein research, protein structure, proteins, Proteins Mosaic Q, scientific crowdsourcing, SciStarter, stochastic simulations, structural biology, structural patterns in proteins, University of Seville
(IN BRIEF) Proteins Mosaic Q is a global citizen-science initiative that invites volunteers to help confirm a newly identified structural pattern in the three-dimensional architecture of proteins. The project focuses on how amino acids cluster according to their chemical families, … Read the full press release
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Tagged 3D protein-structure snapshots, 3D structure of proteins, a citizen-science project, amino acid clustering, amino acids, Bioinformatics, biology, biomolecules, citizen science, citizen-science platforms, collaborative science, computational biology, EU-Citizen Science, European Commission, Francisco Javier Lobo Cabrera, global citizen-science initiative, Horizon 2020 programme, image repository, Jmol, Jmol software, José Antonio Prado-Bassas, María Ángeles García-Rosado Delgado, molecular visualization, novel 3D protein structural pattern, Pablo de Olavide University, protein 3D structure, protein architecture, protein data analysis, protein research, protein structure, proteins, Proteins Mosaic Q, scientific crowdsourcing, SciStarter, structural biology, structural patterns in proteins, University of Seville
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have uncovered how the DNA repair enzyme XPF-ERCC1 is recruited to sites of damage and activated inside cells, resolving a long-standing question in molecular biology and providing structural insights that … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI in science, AlphaFold, Basil Greber, cancer research, cryogenic electron microscopy, DNA damage, DNA repair, genome integrity, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical Research Council, Molecular Biology, Nature Communications, New Structural Insights into XPF-ERCC1 Could Help Refine Future Cancer Treatments, SLX4, structural biology, XPF-ERCC1
(IN BRIEF) The Helsinki Proteomics Center, a joint effort between HiLIFE’s Institute of Biotechnology and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki, is enhancing Finland’s proteomics research capacity with the installation of three Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Astral and … Read the full press release
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Tagged biobanks, Biocenter Finland, Faculty of Medicine, Finland life sciences, Helsinki Proteomics Center, HiLIFE, Institute of Biotechnology, Markku Varjosalo, Orbitrap Astral, Orbitrap Astral Zoom, partnership, patient registries, personalized medicine, protein interactions, proteomics, Research Council of Finland, structural biology, Thermo Scientific, translational medicine, University of Helsinki, XL-MS
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the University of Southampton have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody, which could significantly enhance immune system responses in cancer patients. By altering the shape and rigidity of antibodies, the team discovered that these modified … Read the full press release
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Tagged antibodies, antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, disulfide bonds, immune response, immune system, immunotherapy, Isabel Elliott, Ivo Tews, Mark Cragg, Nature Communications, rigid antibodies, structural biology, super-strong antibody, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) On 27 February, President Alar Karis visited the Institute of Biotechnology in Finland to learn about its research and infrastructure, particularly its work in structural biology and coronavirus research. The visit highlighted the potential for increased collaboration between … Read the full press release
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Tagged Academia Europaea, Alar Karis, Brussels, collaboration, coronavirus research, cryo-electron microscopy, Estonia, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Finland, Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences, Foundation, GeneCode, INNOVATION, Institute of Biotechnology, Juha Huiskonen, Mart Saarma, Molecular Biology, Parkinson's disease, partnership, research collaboration, research infrastructure, scientific advancements, structural biology, University of Helsinki, University of Tartu
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