GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered SARS-CoV-2 proteins that suppress the body’s immune response, thereby enabling infection and transmission of the disease. The findings, recently published in the major research journal, … Read more
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Conversion of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells into Cardiac Pacemaker-like Cells
AUTHORS: Suchi Raghunathan1, Jose Francisco Islas2, Brandon Mistretta3, Dinakar Iyer3, Liheng Shi4, Preethi H. Gunaratne3, Gladys Ko4, Robert J. Schwartz3*, and Bradley K. McConnell (co-senior author)1* AFFILIATIONS: 1 Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5037, … Read more
Scientists at Texas Biomed establish a human transgenic mouse model susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Study provides research community with critical small animal model necessary for researchers developing therapies and vaccines SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (July 23, 2020) Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) scientists have added another tool to the COVID-19 toolbelt, validating a new … Read more
Rapamycin-Loaded Biomimetic Nanoparticles Reverse Vascular Inflammation
This research was supported in part by the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation Click here for the full article https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.119.315185
Interaction of the oncoprotein transcription factor MYC with its chromatin cofactor WDR5 is essential for tumor maintenance
The oncoprotein transcription factor MYC is overexpressed in the majority of cancers. Key to its oncogenic activity is the ability of MYC to regulate gene expression patterns that drive and maintain the malignant state. MYC is also considered a validated … Read more
Identifying allelopathic native plants for use in thorn forest restoration
Emily A Mullins, Graduate Student Oral Presentation Authors: Mullins, E., Fierro Cabo, A Affiliation University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The Tamaulipan thorn-forest is composed of species well adapted to semi-arid environments and is one of the most biodiverse regions … Read more
High density planting: positive interactions in thornforest restoration
Edgar Damian Vasquez, Graduate Student Oral Presentation Authors: Vasquez, E., Fierro-Cabo, A. Affiliation University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Natural habitats in the Rio Grande valley (RGV) have been degraded and lost through the conversion of thornscrub and other habitats … Read more
Invasive African grasses in south Texas: are they allelopathic?
Romeo G. Segura, Undergraduate Student Poster presentation Authors: Fierro-Caba A., Mullins E., Segura R. Affiliation School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences and Department of Biology. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass), Dichanthium annulatum (Kleberg bluestem) … Read more
A simulation-based approach to improve decoded neurofeedback performance
Ethan F. Oblak a,*, James S. Sulzer a,1, Jarrod A. Lewis-Peacock b,1 The neural correlates of specific brain functions such as visual orientation tuning and individual finger movements can be revealed using multivoxel pattern analysis (MVPA) of fMRI data. Neurofeedback … Read more
High-throughput determination of the antigen specificities of T cell receptors in single cells
Shu-Qi Zhang1,7, Ke-Yue Ma2,7, Alexandra A Schonnesen3,7, Mingliang Zhang4,5,7, Chenfeng He3, Eric Sun3, Chad M Williams3, Weiping Jia4,5 & Ning Jiang2,3,6 We present tetramer-associated T-cell receptor sequencing (TetTCR-seq) to link T cell receptor (TCR) sequences to their cognate antigens in … Read more
