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(l-r) Ido Kaminsky, Prof. Eitan Reuveny, Ruth Meller, Raz Palty and Dr. Adi Raveh. Steady supply
Taking Stock of Calcium
29.05.2012
Biochemistry

What keeps a cellular “warehouse” from overfilling?

The molecular structure of Spanish flu protein (hemagglutin) bound to a computationally designed protein (green). The designed protein binds the viral protein tightly and with high specificity, blocking the protein's function and neutralizing viral infectivity
Matchmaker
23.05.2012
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

 A new method of redesigning protein molecules may yield novel drugs.

Prof. Gideon Schreiber
Meetings in the Cell
11.03.2012
Biochemistry

A new technique enables researchers to watch as proteins interact inside living cells

Levodopa in the active site of mitochondrial Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. The lattice is the observed electron density corresponding to the L-Dopa
A Case of Mistaken Identity
04.10.2011
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

An accidental substitution in a new protein strand can spell disaster

Leptin receptor positive neuron in the mouse hypothalamus
Protein Contributes to Obesity
04.05.2011
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Mice lacking the protein stayed slim, even on a high-fat diet.
Three-dimensional structure of an enzyme, serum paraoxonase (PON1), which has been mutated in the lab of Prof. Dan Tawfik through directed evolution to endow the enzyme with new functions
What Makes Proteins Tick?
30.08.2010
Space & Physics, Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

From solving the structure of crystallized proteins to creating computer simulations of protein dynamics, Institute scientists...

Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General
Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General "Control Switch" for Protein Activity
19.06.2007
Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Chemistry

 

Prof. Ada Yonath. Trucking with molecules
Bonds
01.05.2007
Biochemistry, Structural Biology
Revealing the details of protein assembly might advance drug development
Profs. Eitan Bibi and Deborah Fass. Working in the wet
An Enzyme out of Water
01.05.2007
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology
Proteases shouldn't work in the cell membrane. But they do.
WOWing the Crowds
WOWing the Crowds
01.05.2006
Biochemistry, Technology & Applications

A method based on living cells could speed up protein searchs from years to days

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