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Aswathy Rai
Articles by Aswathy Rai
Journal of Lipid Research
From the journals: JLR
Aug. 23, 2024
Muscle lipids and metabolic syndrome. A new method for detecting peroxisomal disorders. Testing oligonucleotide therapy in NASH. Read about recent papers on these topics
Journal News
From the journals: MCP
March 29, 2024
Amino acids and sulfate signatures. Unveiling phosphatase substrates. Simplifying bacterial proteome profiling. Read about recent papers on these topics.
Journal News
Mechanisms of a gut bacterium – and how to stop them
Oct. 10, 2023
When Vibrio parahaemolyticus senses bile acid, two membrane proteins control the production of the toxins that cause disease.
Journal News
A great escape — how SARS-CoV-2 evades our defenses
May 25, 2023
Preliminary evidence shows that SARS-CoV-2 uses molecular mimicry, in which one of its proteins acts like a protein in our immune system.
Journal News
The sweet tale of a silkworm taste receptor
April 13, 2023
Fig wasps, jumping bristletails and silkworms help a research team construct a new structural model for a taste receptor based on the structure of a known receptor for smell.
Journal News
Strategies for protein quality control
Feb. 16, 2023
To achieve proteostasis, two arms — the spatial and the temporal — work together to prevent the toxic effects of misfolding and aggregation.
Journal News
Lipoprotein(a): Silent killer or crystal ball?
Dec. 27, 2022
High levels of this lipid transporter accelerate the buildup of cholesterol on artery walls, increasing a person’s risk for sudden reduced blood flow.
Blotter
ASBMB urges OSTP to engage stakeholders in open-access planning
Nov. 8, 2022
The society wrote: “We urge the OSTP to engage with us and other stakeholders who can provide vital input to ensure an equitable and smooth transition to open access.”
Journal News
Prion origins are key in study of chronic wasting disease
Oct. 6, 2022
A team at Colorado State reports differences in the biochemical profiles of prion strains of lymphogenic and neurogenic origins in free-ranging white-tailed deer.
Journal News
A target to prevent kidney injury by chemotherapy
Sept. 27, 2022
“Many people don’t realize that the side effects of chemotherapy are not limited to hair loss, diarrhea and nausea.”
Journal News
Is location everything?
Aug. 9, 2022
A lab at the University of Illinois Chicago develops site-specific tools to probe the cellular function of cholesterol.
Health Observance
Finding sarcoidosis: A clinical game of hide and seek
April 30, 2022
On one side of the bench-to-bedside spectrum, researchers are trying to identify the cause of sarcoidosis. On the other, clinicians are trying to avoid misdiagnosis as the disease's prevalence and presentation varies.