In another study using this technology, we actually have to unfold a protein twice: once before it can go through the nanopore via electrophoretic force and once before it can come back up. There is ...

Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate an uncertain future. On March 7, researchers will rally in Washington, D.C.

Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by mutations in the survival motor neurons gene, SMN1. The SMN protein localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nuclear bodies. One hallmark of spinal muscular ...

They reported differential expression of numerous motor and extracellular matrix-related proteins in the cleft palate models.

Activating a protein called potassium channel Kv2.1 may help improve motor function in SMA, making it a potential SMA ...