Sentences with phrase «synthetic proteins help»

September 7, 2015 Synthetic proteins help solve structure of the fluoride ion channel Although present almost everywhere — food, soil, toothpaste and especially tap water — , the fluoride ion is highly toxic to microorganisms and cells.

«Synthetic proteins help solve structure of the fluoride ion channel: Unexpected double - barreled «channsporter» structure suggests new mechanism for ion transport.»

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Agnew, 28, has done her Ph.D. work with a team of researchers — including Caltech chemistry professor James Heath — to help them develop synthetic antibodies called «protein capture agents,» which can identify, bind to and remove protein biomarkers that are indicators of disease and infection.

With the help of the Mira supercomputer, located at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the scientists have successfully designed and verified stable versions of synthetic peptides, components that join together to form proteins.

This achievement is not only likely to help gain a deeper understanding of basic biological processes, but it may, in the future, pave the way toward controlling the synthesis of both naturally - occurring and synthetic proteins for a host of uses.