mymedschool1d ago

🧬 The Structural Stabilizer: Mastering Zinc! 🧬
Zinc is a versatile trace mineral that serves both catalytic and structural roles in hundreds of human proteins. #USMLEStep1 #MedEd #MedicalStudent #Biochemistry #Zinc #TraceMinerals #ZincFingers #Step1Prep #HighYield #MedSchool #Nutrition #Genetics

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U01.01.086 Zinc: Zinc Fingers, Acrodermatitis Enteropathica & Wound Healing

Master the essential role of Zinc in human biochemistry with our U01.01.086 summary. This high-yield review covers Zinc as a structural component of transcription factors (Zinc Fingers), its role in over 300 enzymes like Carbonic Anhydrase, and the clinical presentation of deficiency. Learn about Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, impaired wound healing, and hypogonadism. Essential preparation for USMLE Step 1 and clinical nutrition exams on mymedschool.org.

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CellBioNewsJan 26, 2023

Pioneering approach advances study of #CTCF #protein in #transcription biology.

#AID1 #zincfingers #auxin

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-approach-advances-ctcf-protein-transcription.html

Pioneering approach advances study of CTCF protein in transcription biology

CTCF is a critical protein known to play various roles in key biological processes such as transcription. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have used a next-generation protein degradation technology to study CTCF. Their work revealed the superiority of the approach in addition to providing functional insights into how CTCF regulates transcription. The study, published today in Genome Biology, paves the way for more clear, nuanced studies of CTCF.

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CellBioNewsJan 26, 2023

New #AI tool makes speedy #gene-editing possible.

#epigenetics #zincfingers #DNA #biotechnology #CRISPR

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ai-tool-speedy-gene-editing.html

New AI tool makes speedy gene-editing possible

An artificial intelligence program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off.

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