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Probing the dark matter of protein fold space
09 September 2009
NIMR scientists have demonstrated that there are many more possible protein folds than those that have already been identified in nature. The article is published in Structure.
NIMR student invited to organise prestigious research seminar
08 September 2009
An NIMR PhD student has been invited to organize a Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Biomolecular Interactions and Methods.
New anti-tuberculosis agents
01 September 2009
NIMR scientists have identified a number of promising candidates for anti-tuberculosis agents, amongst previously known drugs. The research is published in Tuberculosis.
Opossums and X-inactivation
27 August 2009
Using a new animal model system housed at NIMR, the opossum Monodelphis domestica, scientists have uncovered novel insights into how X chromosome inactivation is achieved in mammals.
Interleukin-17 producing γδ T cells - first off the mark in infection
14 August 2009
NIMR scientists have shown that γδ cells are responsive to pathogens and to environmental stimuli. The work is published online in Immunity.
Regulating cytokine production
11 August 2009
NIMR scientists have shown that the kinase TPL-2 negatively regulates production of the proinflammatory cytokine interferon-β by macrophages and myeloid dendritic cells during innate immune responses. The research is published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
NIMR research featured in MRC Annual Review 2008-9
06 August 2009
The work of five NIMR research groups is featured in the latest MRC Annual Review.
How a helicase works to unwind DNA
03 August 2009
NIMR scientists have described how ATP hydrolysis is used to separate strands of DNA by a helicase.
Understanding the production and role of interleukin 10
31 July 2009
NIMR scientists have provided a mechanism for how interleukin 10 expression is induced, amplified and regulated. The research is published in Immunity.
Regulating growth in the forming heart
27 July 2009
NIMR scientists have developed a mouse genetic model that implicates the cardiac transcription factor Tbx2 in regulating early growth of the vertebrate heart.
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