Predicting sequence from structure

Researchers have devised a faster, more efficient way to design custom peptides and perturb protein-protein interactions.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Feb. 15, 2019 ~7 min

Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time

Technique could yield insights into complex proteins involved in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 18, 2019 ~5 min


Researchers decode molecule that gives living tissues their flexibility | MIT News

Study reveals atomic structure of tropoelastin, showing what goes wrong in some diseases.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 25, 2018 ~8 min

Structure of key growth regulator revealed | MIT News

Researchers identify the molecular structure of the GATOR1 protein complex, which regulates growth signals in human cells, using cryo-electron microscopy.

Nicole Davis | Whitehead Institute • mit
March 28, 2018 ~6 min

New sensors can detect single protein molecules | MIT News

Modified carbon nanotubes could be used to track protein production by individual cells.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 23, 2017 ~5 min

Probing the function of key proteins | MIT News

Professor Barbara Imperiali creates better biochemical tools for basic biology and drug development.

Eric Bender | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Jan. 12, 2017 ~8 min

Protein imaging reveals detailed brain architecture | MIT News

New technique could contribute to efforts to map the human brain.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 3, 2015 ~7 min

Engineers design magnetic cell sensors | MIT News

New protein nanoparticles allow scientists to track cells and interactions within them.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 2, 2015 ~5 min


Analyzing protein structures in their native environment | MIT News

Enhanced-sensitivity NMR could reveal new clues to how proteins fold.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 8, 2015 ~6 min

Automating single-molecule image studies | MIT News

MIT physics graduate student James Owen Andrews is developing software to improve dynamic image capture from super-resolution fluorescent microscopes.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
Sept. 21, 2015 ~6 min

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