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Protein Myths Busted: What Science Really Says About Recovery
May 10, 2026 | Lab Notes
· New research suggests protein supplements aid recovery mainly through added calories, not protein alone
· Pre-exercise meals can change how effective post-workout carbohydrates are
· Science is rethinking common recovery nutrition strategies
🧩 Could RNA and proteins share the same “shape language” for binding drugs?
🔗 Eigenvalue Ratios Reveal Shared Binding Pocket Shapes in RNA and Protein Structures. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0022
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#DrugDiscovery #StructuralBiology #ComputationalBiology #RNAResearch #ProteinScience #Bioinformatics #MolecularModeling #Genomics #Proteomics #Cheminformatics #LigandBinding
🦴 Could a naturally occurring “biological lubricant” redefine how we treat joint health and gout?
🔗 Lubricin’s Mucin Domain Has Strong Polyproline Type II Helical Character. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0021
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#StructuralBiology #ProteinScience #Biophysics #ComputationalBiology #Osteoarthritis #Glycoproteins #MolecularBiology
🧩 What if the diverse functions of a single protein all trace back to one structural superfamily?
🔗 Evolutionary and structural bioinformatics identifies GPR89 as a conserved member of the LIMR protein superfamily. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.11.003
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#StructuralBiology #ComputationalBiology #MolecularEvolution #ProteinScience #Genomics #Proteomics #AlphaFold #MembraneProteins #Genetics #Bioinformatics
💪 Could one molecular “typo” break the balance between strength and flexibility in our muscles?
🔗 Dynamical features of smooth muscle actin pathological mutants: The arginine-257(258)-Cysteine cases. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.02.010
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#ComputationalBiology #MolecularDynamics #ProteinScience #Actin #RareDiseases #PrecisionMedicine #Biophysics #CryoEM #Bioinformatics #DrugDiscovery #VisceralMyopathy #AorticAneurysm
🧬 Can we turn evolutionary signatures into maps of protein function?
🔗 Analysis of Fbox substrate adapter proteins using ProteoSync, a program for projection of evolutionary conservation onto protein atomic coordinates. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.09.012
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#ProteinScience #StructuralBiology #ProteoSync #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #PyMOL
🪨 Can sand-like molecules help us map the secrets of protein structure?
🔗 Adsorption of silica oligomers on biomolecules: Structural and dynamical insights for atom probe tomography via classic molecular dynamics simulations. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.06.004
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#AtomProbeTomography #MolecularDynamics #Biophysics #ProteinStructure #Nanotech #ComputationalBiology #StructuralBiology #Biomaterials #ProteinScience
⚛️ Have proteins evolved to operate at a quantum sweet spot between conduction and insulation?
🔗 Holographic nature of critical quantum states of proteins. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.05.049
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#QuantumBiology #ProteinScience #Biophysics #AndersonTransition #Holography #Bioelectronics #Nanotechnology
🛠️ Is it possible to rewire cellular energy control by targeting a single protein domain?
🔗 Disrupting the network of co-evolving amino terminal domain residues relieves mitochondrial calcium uptake inhibition by MCUb. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2024.12.007
📚 CSBJ: https://www.csbj.org/
#Mitochondria #CellBiology #CalciumSignaling #ProteinEngineering #ProteinScience #StructuralBiology #Bioenergetics #MolecularDynamics #Biophysics #MCU #MCUb #NMR
This study introduces plmCP, an innovative method for detecting circular permutations (CPs) in proteins using Protein Language Models (PLMs)—paving the way for deeper insights into protein evolution, engineering, and synthetic biology.
🔗 Detection of circular permutations by Protein Language Models. Computational and Structural Biotech Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2024.12.029
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#ProteinScience #AIinBiotech #SyntheticBiology #Bioinformatics #ProteinEngineering
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