Preliminary SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor shows efficacy in mice
Using X-ray crystallography, researchers have revealed the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, designing an inhibitor to bind to this target and prevent viral replication.
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Using X-ray crystallography, researchers have revealed the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, designing an inhibitor to bind to this target and prevent viral replication.
Using AI and deep learning, researchers have enhanced Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and made their automated resource available for scientists.
Drug Target Review explores the findings of a recent review of molecular, cellular, multi-cellular and tissue engineering and modelling technologies for drug design.
Scientists have imaged the ball-and-chain mechanism using cryogenic electron microscopy and hope their work could be applied in the design of novel therapeutics.
Researchers have obtained the crystal structure of the lipin enzyme, the regulator of triglyceride production, which they say could inform research into heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Scientists have created an artificial protein able to recognise and bind cell surface carbohydrates with high affinity and selectivity.
Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a study has shown that IL-2 can stimulate both effector T cells and regulatory T cells by adopting different structural forms.
Researchers have created a new cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) technique by utilising low-energy electrons in a holographic method.
A new 3D model of the surface of the coronavirus COVID-19 has been released, to aid researchers in the development of a treatment.
Scientists in Hong Kong have developed a novel optical technique that facilitates accurate tracking of hemogenic endothelium cells in zebrafish embryos, providing new insights into the mechanisms of blood formation and potential new understanding of diseases such as leukaemia.
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive technique for probing molecules that they say could enable new applications in the fields of spectroscopy.
Researchers have identified that copper ions and their protein transporters, such as Atox1, are key to cancer cell movement and could be targeted by therapies.
Researchers have used virtual reality (VR) to control how drugs bind to their protein targets, which they say could be useful for designing new treatments.
Using fluorescent markers, researchers have developed Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to image the assembly, functions and interactions of molecules.
Researchers have shown how ATAD2, a histone chaperone protein, may load histones on to DNA in order to create the chromatin structure.