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The discovery of 'retriever' reveals new insight into human disease
15 September 2017
Bristol Biochemists have made the exciting discovery of a previously unrecognised multi-protein complex that plays a central role in controlling the delivery of proteins to the cell surface. The study of this complex, which they have called “retriever”, will pave the way for further understanding how delivery of proteins to the cell surface is perturbed in a variety of human diseases.
- The discovery of 'retriever' reveals new insight into human disease 15 September 2017 Bristol Biochemists have made the exciting discovery of a previously unrecognised multi-protein complex that plays a central role in controlling the delivery of proteins to the cell surface. The study of this complex, which they have called “retriever”, will pave the way for further understanding how delivery of proteins to the cell surface is perturbed in a variety of human diseases.
- PICK1 regulates AMPA receptor endocytosis via direct interactions with AP2 α-appendage and dynamin 12 September 2017 Congratulations to the laboratory of Dr Jon Hanley for their recent paper 'PICK1 regulates AMPA receptor endocytosis via direct interactions with AP2 α-appendage and dynamin', published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
- Artificial enzyme functions as well as natural version 5 September 2017 Scientists from the Bristol Biochemistry have designed an artificial enzyme that functions as well as (and in some cases better than) a vital class of natural enzymes.
- Family of proteins involved in brain’s connectivity are controlled by multiple and previously unprecedented checkpoints, find scientists 4 September 2017 Bristol Biochemistry scientists have found that the delivery of a group of proteins involved in the information flow between the brain’s nerve cells to the synapse is much more sophisticated than previously suspected. The findings, published in Cell Reports, will help the development of therapies for conditions such as epilepsy and autism whereby neuronal communication circuits malfunction.
- Biochemistry graduates PhD placement successes 14 August 2017
- BrisSynBio start-up wins Unit DX lab space at Bio-Start Awards 2017 11 August 2017 BrisSynBio start-up, Zentraxa has been named 'Best South-West England SynBio Start-up' at the 2017 Bio-start Awards, winning three months of free laboratory space at Bristol-based innovation centre, Unit DX.
- Study of protein cages strengthens Bristol’s position at forefront of synthetic biology 9 August 2017 A multidisciplinary team from the Bristol BioDesign Institute has come together to study the self-assembly of protein building into protein cages, leading to new research which has potential applications in nanotechnology and synthetic biology.
- School of Biochemistry authors contribute publication and cover image for FEBS Open Bio 4 August 2017 The Journal ''FEBS Open Bio' dedicated the cover illustration of its August issue to the Research Article “Structural flexibility of human α‐dystroglycan” by Sonia Covaceuszach, Manuela Bozzi, Maria Giulia Bigotti, Francesca Sciandra, Petr Valeryevich Konarev, Andrea Brancaccio and Alberto Cassetta, a study carried out in collaboration between Bristol Biochemistry with the Istituto di Cristallografia (IC-CNR) and Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare (ICRM-CNR) in Italy.
- Winners of the eBiolabs Video Competition 2017 26 July 2017 At the University of Bristol we encourage our students to be creative and confident free thinkers and we work with them to help us develop the curriculum.
- Big Bang Bristol 14 July 2017
