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#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

JNJ-42153605, a mGluR2 PAM, potentiates Levetiracetam treatments of TBI to mitigate subsequent tau aggregation in a larval zebrafish model

LEV and JNJ-42153605 applied briefly after TBI offer a potent polypharmacy approach, at least in the preclinical animal model, to tackle the later tau aggregation and neurodegeneration that follows from TBI neurotrauma.

Laszlo F. Locskai, Shayleen Ghassemi, S. A. Tan et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

De novo design of ligand binding proteins using large language models alone

Testing the ability of common large language models to consider design principles to generate de novo proteins that bind metals and lipophilic small molecules without copying existing sequences highlights the utility of LLMs in making protein design more comprehensible and accessible to users without sophisticated desi...

Nam Hyeong Kim, A. K. Hatstat, Hyunil Jo et al. · 1 citation
#protein folding Sep 2026

Self-assembly non-covalent binding mechanism of lycopene-protein-chondroitin sulfate ternary nanoparticles: Multidimensional characterization and molecular dynamics simulation.

How protein structural differences regulate the performance of protein-polysaccharide nanoparticles is revealed and theoretical and technical insights into the precise design and practical application of delivery systems for LYC and other lipophilic bioactive compounds are provided.

Wei-Yu Yan, Qian Cui, Tian Qiu et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Structures of pUG-fold RNA bound to DNMT1 reveal a mechanism for RNA-mediated epigenetic regulation

This study provides the first structural basis for pUG- fold RNA recognition by a protein and illustrates how cryo-EM and AI-based methods for protein and RNA structure prediction synergize to inform the mechanism of RNA-mediated regulation of DNMT1.

Jessica J. Song, T. Cech, V. Kasinath · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Renal outcomes associated with sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use in kidney transplant recipients with type 2 or posttransplant diabetes

Among KTRs with T2DM or PTDM, SGLT2i use was associated with a lower combined risk of graft loss, all-cause mortality, or doubling of serum creatinine, without an increased incidence of adverse events.

Unknown authors · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Melanophilin, a Myosin Va Adapter Protein, Biases Track Selection of Myosin Va-and Kinesin-1-Transported Liposomes at Actin-Microtubule Intersections In Vitro

Secretory vesicle transport from the Golgi to the cell membrane involves kinesin and myosin Va motors on the vesicle surface cooperatively navigating their shared cargo through numerous actin-microtubule (MT) intersections. How the track on which the cargo exits the intersection is selected so that vesicles are deliver...

Brandon M. Bensel, P. Fagnant, Jill E. McFarlane et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

A Generic Numbering Scheme for TMEM16 Scramblases

A generic numbering scheme for TMEM16 scramblases (GNS-TMEM16), modeled on the Ballesteros & Weinstein system established for class A G protein-coupled receptors, is introduced, bringing to light the advantages of corresponding residues identification in different TMEM16 proteins and show that the mammalian scramblase...

Shuai Yan, H. Weinstein · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Regulation of a Classical Allosteric Molecular Machine by an Intrinsically Disordered Domain: the C-termini of GroEL

A regulatory role is identified for the conserved, intrinsically disordered C-terminal tails of GroEL, one of the best-studied ATP-dependent chaperones, to reveal how the conformational properties of an intrinsically disordered element can be exploited to optimize the energetic efficiency and functional timing of a lar...

Morgan Powers, Kacie A. Evans, Sun He et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Sep 2026

Label-free colorimetric immuno-RCA with Tyndall effect readout.

This work describes a label-free colorimetric immunoassay that initially integrates rolling circle amplification (RCA) with Tyndall effect (TE) characteristics of nucleic acid colloids. Using only a laser pointer and a smartphone, it achieves instrument-free protein quantification with 13-fold higher sensitivity than t...

Jia-Rui Li, Wen-Li Zhu, Karuna D. Chen et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Architectonic Spandrels in the Origin of Enzymatic Function

It is found that reverse folding algorithms are unable to energetically minimize evolutionary conserved frustration at specific residues, even when detrimental to overall structural stability, and it is proposed that these frustration hotspots act as architectural spandrels, inherent physical constraints of the fold th...

Miriam Poley-Gil, Miguel Fernández-Martín, Alin Banka et al. · 2 citations
#protein folding Open access Sep 2026

Whole-genome sequencing reveals divergent and shared selection signatures of heat stress adaptation in indigenous Ethiopian zebu cattle from dry-hot and humid-hot environments

A dual pattern of genomic adaptation in Ethiopian zebu cattle is revealed and candidate loci for future validation and climate-resilient livestock breeding are provided.

Endashaw Terefe, G. Belay, Abdulfatai Tijjani et al. · 0 citations
#protein folding Sep 2026

Rosmarinic acid alleviates colitis and repairs mucus barrier damage in a gut microbiota-dependent manner.

Rosmarinic acid (RA) significantly alleviates DSS-induced colitis by repairing the damaged colonic mucus barrier and reversing gut microbiota dysbiosis. However, it remains unclear whether the gut microbiota is required for this protective effect. To address this, pseudo-germ-free mouse models and fecal microbiota tran...

Shi-Lan Liang, Shi-Yun Peng, Yuxuan Zhao et al. · 0 citations

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Google DeepMind Blog Sep 30, 2026

Introducing SynthID Bio

Proof of concept for watermarking AI-generated proteins while preserving biological function.

MIT News · Artificial Intelligence Aug 27, 2026

Looking beyond natural sequences

A new machine-learning framework aims to improve the success rate of computational protein design while moving away from results that reproduce sequences found in nature.

Google DeepMind Blog Nov 25, 2025

AlphaFold: Five years of impact

Explore how AlphaFold has accelerated science and fueled a global wave of biological discovery.

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