Ubiquitin's ability to tag synthetic compounds offers new path to drug discovery

Ubiquitin controls the lifespan and distribution of proteins in the cell, but it can also determine their shape, function, or ...
The Conversation

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.
Science Daily

Driving bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds

Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of the drugs actinomycin and ...
eLife

A GCN1-independent activator of the kinase GCN2

The ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom ...