How can we study the function of nucleotide-based #SecondMessengers?
Carina Baer de Oliveira Mann presented her group's exciting findings in this field at #Biochemistry2026. She e.g. presented the #cryoEM structure of OAS2, which has key #antiviral functions.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1097-2765(25)00406-X
#Biochemistry #Chemistry #ChemBio #RNA #Virus
The Shingles Virus May Be Aging You More Quickly
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/shingles-virus-aging/
🌾#Rice...
✅ Crucial #food source
✅ Monocot model #plant
☠️ Vulnerable to #viral pathogens
🎉But there's hope!
📢Li et al. report ARGONAUTE 2 plays essential roles in a broad-spectrum #antiviral defense.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70113
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@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #FoodSecurity