Peak Proteins Blog Archives
Being a biochemist, who is also concerned with sustainability, I was interested to look into where biotechnology and specifically recombinant proteins are being applied as solutions to help combat the impact we humans have had (and are still having) [...]
When we think of living organisms we generally imagine them in conditions we are used to, but life can be found in almost any environment on Earth. In extremely hot places (such hot springs, geysers, or underwater hydrothermal vents) [...]
The translation of mRNA into a functioning protein relies on the mechanisms by which codons, tRNAs and ribosomes are all involved. Once a mRNA has been transcribed, specific amino acids are assembled in order based on their specific codon. [...]
Molecular biology is the fascinating field of biology that studies macromolecular mechanisms within our cells, combining aspects from several branches of science. Today, we have a vast array of laboratory techniques used to further our understanding of molecular biology. [...]
The mutations seen in the COVID-19 Variants of Concern The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease responsible for the current worldwide pandemic. It is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is an enveloped, positive-strand RNA virus. SARS-CoV-2 uses the [...]
Peak Proteins are delighted that this paper, authors including our CEO, Dr Mark Abbott and Protein Purification Specialist Dr Raquel Faba Rodríguez, "Dynamic Assay for Profiling Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Their ACE2/Spike RBD Neutralization Capacity" has been published in the journal [...]
Following our recent webcast “How to Make Membrane Proteins and not Unfold Them”, (produced by Peak Proteins and hosted by Nature Research Custom Media), Dr Steven Harborne and Dr Alice Rothnie answers some of the questions asked by attendees. [...]
In general, the bottleneck in determining the structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography is obtaining the well-ordered protein crystals needed to produce high-resolution diffraction data. Often a great deal of time and resource goes into finding the optimal protein [...]
A recombinant protein can be defined as “a modified or manipulated protein encoded by recombinant DNA”. A plasmid containing the gene of interest, in an appropriate expression vector, is expressed in a specific host expression system with the aim [...]
What are post translational modifications? As a protein reaches the final stages of protein synthesis, it undergoes a series of post translational modifications (PTMs) which help define the biophysical characteristics of the final protein. PTMs can be specific to [...]
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