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Scientists have discovered that the protein SPT6 is a central element in transcription. This finding has shown that the amount of RNA polymerases present to start transcription is not the only important factor in this process.

Researchers say that despite patterns of abnormally high CEA in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCA), CEA is not associated with survival outcomes in SCCA, and is not a clinically relevant biomarker in this disease.

Scientists from Japan have found that nasal inflammation can influence susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. They also identified the use of short chain fatty acids as a potential COVID-19 management strategy.

Bacterial vaginosis affects nearly 30% of women between the ages of 15 and 44. A study has discovered that members of the Veillonellaceae bacteria family cause changes that support bacterial vaginosis

Mass spectrometry has emerged as an important analytical tool for gaining a better understanding of mechanisms underlying Huntington’s disease, alongside the increased availability of cell and animal models of the disease.

A blood test that quantifies the protein ACE2, the cellular protein which allows entry of the virus into cells, as well as ACE2 fragments, produced as a result of interaction with the virus, could be an effective method for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Proteomics produces enormous amounts of data, which can be very complex to analyze and interpret. The free software platform MaxQuant has proven to be invaluable for data analysis of shotgun proteomics over the past decade. Now, scientists present version 2.0. It provides an improved computational workflow for data-independent acquisition proteomics, called MaxDIA.

Using high resolution imaging via cryo-electron microscopy, a team of researchers has elucidated the mechanisms by which membrane remodeling protein VIPP1 protects thylakoid membrane integrity.

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a new technique that can alter plant metabolism. Tested in tobacco plants, the technique showed that it could reduce harmful chemical compounds, including some that are carcinogenic. The findings could be used to improve the health benefits of crops.

Researchers have found that a screening method known as untargeted metabolomics profiling can improve the diagnostic rate for inborn errors of metabolism, a group of rare genetic conditions, by about seven-fold when compared to the traditional metabolic screening approach.