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- Large, Medically Important Class of Proteins Starts to Yield Its Secrets
July 12, 2012
Five recent Science and Nature papers shed light on elusive GPCRs.
- Team led by Scripps Research Institute Scientists Finds Atomic Structure of Molecule that Binds Opioids in the Brain
March 21, 2012
Scientists have for the first time determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human opioid receptor, a molecule on the surface of brain cells that binds to opioids and is centrally involved in pleasure, pain, addition, depression, psychosis, and related conditions.
- New laser technique opens doors for drug discovery
March 14, 2011
A new laser technique has demonstrated it can measure the interactions between proteins tangled in a cell’s membrane and a variety of other biological molecules.
- Experiment reaches biology milestone with hard X-ray laser
February 3, 2011
Arizona State University builds protein beam injector; contributes nanocrystals.
- Scientists Develop Breakthrough Method for Finding Protein Shapes
February 3, 2011
An international team of researchers, including Dr. Petra Fromme of the Common Fund’s Structural Biology program, has reported a novel method for determining protein structure that overcomes many of the technical difficulties associated with previous methods.
- Researcher Discovers Shape of Proteins Important in Neurological Disorders
October 7, 2010
Dr. Raymond Stevens and colleagues have discovered the shape of the dopamine D3R receptor, a protein implicated in schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, and drug addiction.
- Researcher Discovers Shape of Proteins Important in HIV and Cancer
October 7, 2010
Dr. Raymond Stevens and colleagues have uncovered the structure of CXCR4, a protein important for HIV infection and cancer metastasis.
- Tiny Device Helps View Protein Structure
June 17, 2010
Researchers in the Common Fund's Structural Biology Research program have engineered a tiny new device to optimize the conditions needed for proteins to form crystals so their function can be studied in cells.
- Scripps Research Scientists Find Structure of a Protein that Makes Cancer Cells Resistant to Chemotherapy
March 25, 2009
A research team at the Scripps Research Institute has obtained the first glimpse of a protein that keeps certain substances, including many drugs, out of cells.
