Cryo-electron microscopy reveals hidden mechanics of DNA replication, sheds new light on cancer target
MSK researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a ...
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Cryo-EM Reveals 3D Structure of Nipah Virus RNA Polymerase
The replication of the Nipah virus's genetic material in infected cells has been demonstrated for the first time by ...
Scientists Capture First-Ever Images of Cancer’s Covert DNA Repair Strategy
A new structural blueprint paves the way for improved targeting of cancer cells, particularly those with BRCA1 and BRCA2 ...
Scientists discover the function of a mysterious HIV component
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have discovered the mechanism behind an important step in the life ...
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Researchers develop world's first technology to observe atomic structural changes of nanoparticles in 3D
They applied the 2017 Nobel Prize-winning 3D structural analysis method for protein particles to solve a long-standing ...
In world first, Mycoplasma mobile's motility apparatus clarified
Mycoplasmas, including bacteria that cause pneumonia in humans, are generally nonmotile, but Mycoplasma mobile, as the ...
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Motion capture: M. mobile's motility apparatus clarified
The molecular structure of the motor component that powers the gliding apparatus of Mycoplasma mobile, one of the few mycoplasma bacteria that can move, has been revealed using cryo-electron ...
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How Does Vitamin K Work in the Body?
Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting and other physiological functions. Cryo-EM has revealed how it works, which could ...
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Motion capture: In world 1st, M. mobile’s motility apparatus clarified
For the first time in the world, the molecular structure of the motor component that powers the gliding apparatus of ...