Latest Proteomics biotechnology articles and news on biotech industry leaders, emerging biotech companies in Spain

Bioinformatics software is developed to predict the effect of cancer-associated mutations

by Universidad del País Vasco

8 years ago
WREGEX 2.0, cancer, genetic mutations

Created by a multidisciplinary team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, it analyses 40,000 proteins per minute

MALDI-Imaging Mass Spectrometry: a step forward in the anatomopathological characterization of stenotic aortic valve tissue

by CIC bioGUNE

8 years ago
Aortic stenosis, MALDI-IMS

The aim of the work was to study the progression of calcification of stenotic aortic valves by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) and get new insights at...

The absence of a single protein spurs muscle aging in mice

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

8 years ago
Mitofusin 2, sarcopenia, muscle wastage

IRB Barcelona researchers discover that the loss of the protein Mitofusin 2 in the muscles of young mice speeds up aging and causes early sarcopenia, thus leading to the muscle quality of aged mice. S...

Identifican la función de una proteína en el ensamblaje celular y la segregación de cromosomas

by Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

8 years ago
MEL-28/ELYS, cromosomas, Caenorhabditis elegans

Los investigadores han caracterizado MEL-28/ELYS, que interviene en diversas funciones en el ciclo celular. El estudio del equipo internacional de investigadores liderado por el Centro Andaluz de Biol...

A protein implicated in Crohn’s Disease predisposes the development of a type of lymphoma

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

8 years ago
marginal-zone lymphomagenesis, NKX2-3, hematological tumour, Crohn’s Disease

International research directed by CIMA of the University of Navarra suggests that inhibition of NKX2-3 may be a selective therapeutic strategy in marginal-zone lymphomagenesis

Ampliación de los servicios de producción de proteínas de Bioingenium

by Bioingenium

8 years ago
Bioingenium, proteínas, laboratorio

Con la ampliación de sus instalaciones en el Parque Científico de Barcelona Bioingenium aumenta su capacidad de ofrecer servicios de calidad a sus clientes y se sitúa como referencia en el campo de...

Bacterias fortalecidas con antimicrobianos para resistir el proceso de digestión

by Fundación Andaluza para la Divulgación de la Innovación y el Conocimiento

8 years ago
Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10, proteínas, digestión, probióticos

Los expertos han aislado la cepa Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10, una bacteria láctica obtenida de las salmueras de fermentación natural de las aceitunas de mesa verdes variedad Aloreña. El objetivo c...

War and peace in the immune system: how defenders against infection become peaceful cells and repair inflammatory damage

by Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)

8 years ago
p21, autoimmune disease, macrophage

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología of the CSIC (CNB-CSIC) have identified p21 as a key player in regulating inflammation. This protein controls macrophage transformation from an activ...

A new animal model to study the potential of CD6 receptor as a therapeutic target for immune-mediated diseases

by IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer

8 years ago
IDIBAPS, CD6 protein, T lymphocyte molecule, immune-mediated diseases, new animal model

IDIBAPS researchers have developed, for the first time, an animal model to study the role of the CD6 protein, a T lymphocyte molecule involved in the susceptibility for developing autoimmune diseases....

Discovered a mechanism that allows cancer to survive without glucose

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

8 years ago
glucose, cancer cells

The finding provides important clues that might help us to understand the resistance to drugs that 'starve’ tumours, and also how cancer cells manage to survive in the centre of the tumour mass, whe...

Scientists at CIMA discover a gene that is necessary for cellular replication and the structure of the chromosomes

by CIMA - Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada

8 years ago
DDX11, CONCR, RNA, multiplication of tumor cells

Scientists at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra have discovered CONCR, a long non-coding RNA that regulates cell replication and the formation of the structur...

Researchers discover the hidden potential of disordered proteins

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

8 years ago
disordered proteins, Alzheimer, Parkinson, Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s...these three diseases are associated with proteins that share a common feature, namely disordered regions that have no apparent rigid three-dimensional s...