New workflow transforms nonfunctional protein scaffolds into active enzymes

Enzymes are regarded as the key to sustainable chemistry. Despite major advances in protein design, creating artificial enzymes from scratch has so far remained a grand challenge. A research team at ...

Screen reveals new proteins that control RNA processing

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies ...
The Scientist

Scientists Map the Eye Protein Structure That Gives the World Color

Scientists resolved the three-dimensional structures of light-sensitive cone opsins, offering new avenues for treating ...

Scientists Reveal the Secret Structure That Lets Us See Color

The research reveals how mutations may alter color vision or destabilize key eye proteins, Polina Isaikina told Newsweek.
Consumer Reports

Readers Asked Us to Test These 5 Protein Powders. All Had Low Levels of Lead.

After a Consumer Reports investigation revealed that some popular protein powders and shakes contained troubling levels of lead, many readers wrote in with a simple question: What does this mean for ...
earth

Largest protein classification in history finds 700,000 unknown structures

Scientists have just organized an enormous collection of predicted protein shapes into families, using artificial intelligence and a powerful new comparison method. Working from AlphaFold models ...
IEEE

HiPHD: Hierarchical Classification for Protein Remote Homology Detection by Incorporating Protein Sequential and Structural Information

Abstract: Protein remote homology detection is crucial in various biological tasks, such as protein function annotation and structure prediction. Computational methods have been developed to improve ...
WebMD

Can You Mix Protein With Your Coffee?

From drinks to meals to weight loss tonics, it seems the internet is always serving up another recipe to boost your health. The latest trend? Coffee plus protein, or “proffee,” as it’s sometimes ...
PNAS

Protein functional site annotation using local structure embeddings

Computational methods for protein function annotation are necessary in order to keep up with the quantity of new sequences and structures being deposited in protein databases. Despite the good ...
West Virginia MetroNews

State BOE gives final approval for new WVSSAC classification structure

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education has given the green light for the new classification setup that will be used by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. The ...
C&EN

NA_mCNN: Classification of Sodium Transporters in Membrane Proteins by Integrating Multi-Window Deep Learning and ProtTrans for Their Therapeutic Potential

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Sodium transporters maintain cellular homeostasis by transporting ions, minerals, and ...
Frontiers

Protein structure prediction via deep learning: an in-depth review

The application of deep learning algorithms in protein structure prediction has greatly influenced drug discovery and development. Accurate protein structures are crucial for understanding biological ...