RNA-targeting small molecules are emerging as promising therapeutic modalities, but their development requires methods that define binding sites and evaluate RNA target selectivity. Existing approache...

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Glycosylation, a process where sugars attach to molecules, is known to modify proteins and lipids. Recently, researchers discovered that RNA can also be glycosylated. This study explores the presence ...

7-O-, 9-O-, and 7,9-di-O-acetylated GD3 gangliosides can be prepared by chemical assembly of a tetrasaccharide as α-glycosyl fluoride that is coupled to sphingosine using a glycosynthase, followed by...

A major new national facility for electron microscopy, called EMPower, has been awarded to a consortium of Dutch universities and medical centers. EMPower aims to pave the way for major discoveries im...

A major new national facility for electron microscopy, called EMPower, has been awarded to a consortium of Dutch universities and medical centers. EMPower aims to pave the way for major discoveries im...

Eleven consortia from various scientific disciplines are set to launch projects of great value to science. But also to the economic and social prosperity of the Netherlands. For example, a consortium led by TU Delft will start work on a detailed virtual model of the Dutch energy system. In another project, a consortium of UMC Utrecht is developing an MRI scanner that can scan people in motion.

Eleven consortia from various scientific disciplines are set to launch projects of great value to science. But also to the economic and social prosperity of the Netherlands. For example, a consortium led by TU Delft will start work on a detailed virtual model of the Dutch energy system. In another project, a consortium of UMC Utrecht is developing an MRI scanner that can scan people in motion.

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A recent ground-breaking study suggested that small RNA from mammalian cells can undergo N-glycan modifications (termed glycoRNA) 1. The discovery relied upon a metabolic glycan labeling strategy in c...

Nature Biotechnology - Maglia and colleagues discuss advances in nanopore technology en route to single-molecule protein sequencing

Recent discoveries have shown the presence of RNA molecules on the cell surface, defying the traditional view that RNA only functions intracellularly. However, it is not well understood how cell-surfa...