SLC35A2 specifically encodes a protein that attaches the sugar galactose to other proteins, and the effect of SLC35A2 knockout on glycosylation can therefore be measured by staining cells for two ...

To assess the effect of glycosylation on protein function, we expressed two recombinant variants of AP24: an unglycosylated bacteria-expressed version (rAP24N) and a glycosylated insect cell-expressed ...

The process of making these complex sugar molecules that coat cells is known as glycosylation. "Glycosylation is like the clothing a cell wears. A person has clothes that go around them that do ...

But this nesting-doll-like setup has another, more harmful effect: the bacteria secrete a deadly molecular syringe, 100 nanometers long, that latches onto the insect’s cells. Once attached to a ...

Entomoculture is a subfield of cellular agriculture exploring the use of insect cells as a sustainable food source. Insect cells are favourable as opposed to “traditional” meat cell sources such as ...

In addition, the genome of host insect cell lines could also be engineered to extend the lifespan or to strengthen its post-translational modifications, especially for the mammalian cell-like ...

Insect feces and exoskeletons can make agriculture more sustainable and produce less waste, scientists say. By Sabrina Imbler Insects excrete, just as we do, but their feces have a more pleasing ...

Advanced eukaryote cells have been developed to meet these needs, including yeast, insect cells, and mammalian cells (HEK293 and CHO). Each of these systems offers specific benefits and ...

The C18 and C8 membrane were purchased from Agela Technologies (Tianjin, China). Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 S protein (S1+S2 ECD, His tag) expressed by insect cells (High Five) via a baculovirus, and S ...

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Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, is a hugely important biopolymer. It encodes information, shuttles messages around, and regulates processes inside cells. But while scientists have found that RNA ...