protein
Revving the Motor: Full-Length Protein Sequencing with Nanopore Technology
Nathan Ni, PhD | Aug 12, 2024 | 4 min read
Jeff Nivala develops nanopore-based sequencing techniques to help advance proteomics.
A Protein-Sensing Molecular Switch Alters Facial Features
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jun 24, 2024 | 3 min read
The mTORC1 signaling pathway senses nutritional information and influences craniofacial development in mice.
Synthetic Screens, Genes, and De Novo Proteins - A Special Podcast Series
The Scientist and Twist Bioscience | 2 min read
In this podcast series, scientists discuss the unique ways they employ synthesized DNA libraries in their research.
How Do Plants Know Which Way is Up?
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | May 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Despite centuries of study, scientists still make new discoveries about the mechanisms of gravitropism.
Breaking Down Barriers to Protein Sequencing
The Scientist Staff | Sep 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Next-generation protein sequencing is becoming more powerful, streamlined, and accessible.
What Is Proteomics?
Sejal Davla, PhD | 6 min read
Explore proteomics concepts, approaches, and data analysis.
A Protein-Rich Diet Helps Mice and Flies Sleep More Soundly: Study
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Mar 24, 2023 | 3 min read
The effect appears to be mediated by a gut-secreted peptide that signals to neurons in the brain that modulate the response to mechanical vibrations.
2022 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 12, 2022 | 10+ min read
This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.
Rapidly Characterizing Complex Samples With Mass Photometry
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Perla Vega and Philip Kitchen will explore how scientists can use mass photometry to assess sample quality and characterize proteins.
New Gene Mutants Identified in Rare Motor Neuron Diseases
Clare Watson | Oct 17, 2022 | 2 min read
The discovery of gene variants in cases of hereditary spastic dysplasia could provide a diagnosis to affected families where no genetic cause could be found before.
Fungal Cold Adaptation Linked to Protein Structure Changes: Study
Patience Asanga | Sep 20, 2022 | 4 min read
Environmental pressure seems to spawn changes in the intrinsically disordered regions of enzymes in polar yeasts, allowing them to adapt to extreme cold.
CF® Dyes: Clearer Fluorescent Results
Biotium | 1 min read
CF® Dyes combine pegylation and sulfonation to create fluorescent dyes with better signal intensity, more solubility, and superior specificity.
Infographic: Secret Lives of Neurodegeneration-Linked Proteins
Catherine Offord | Aug 1, 2022 | 5 min read
Maligned peptides such as the Alzheimer’s-associated amyloid precursor protein may have critical roles in the healthy brain.
Ancient Tooth Could Be Clue in Denisovan Migration Mystery
Andy Carstens | May 18, 2022 | 2 min read
The new fossil from Laos helps answer the question of how some people from Oceania carry DNA from the ancient hominin.
Best Practices for Single-Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Runsheng Zheng and Fernanda Salvato will discuss how to optimally examine single-cell proteomes through label-free, data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry.
Infographic: Short Protein Motifs’ Role in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Conchita Fraguas Bringas and Jakob Nilsson | May 16, 2022 | 4 min read
Known as SLiMs, these stretches of up to 10 amino acids play notable roles in cell biology, including responses to viral invasion.
Viruses Target Super-Short Protein Motifs to Disrupt Host Biology
Conchita Fraguas Bringas and Jakob Nilsson | May 16, 2022 | 10+ min read
Only recently appreciated as critical components of cellular functions, unstructured stretches of amino acids called SLiMs are key to viral-host interactions.
Optimizing Sample Homogenization
The Scientist and Bertin Technologies | 3 min read
Discover how the latest homogenization technology improves and simplifies the processing of any biological sample.
Synthetic RNA Can Build Peptides, Hinting at Life’s Beginnings
Jef Akst | May 12, 2022 | 2 min read
Researchers engineered strands of RNA that can link amino acids together, suggesting a way that RNA and proteins may have emerged together to create the earliest forms of life.