Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology Archive — Page 2 of 3
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July 16, 2015
Study reveals how protein helps cells tolerate DNA damage
Vanderbilt and Stanford investigators have discovered how a protein that's part of the DNA replication "machinery" helps cells tolerate DNA damage. -
February 26, 2015
Center for Structural Biology symposium to feature stellar lineup
The Vanderbilt University Department of Biochemistry will host a two-day symposium March 6-7 to honor the 60th birthday of Walter Chazin, Ph.D., director of the Center for Structural Biology. -
January 2, 2015
Genome-editing pioneer next up in Discovery Lecture series
Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., recipient of a 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 8. -
December 11, 2014
Bacterial secretion machinery: 3-D view
New structural findings reveal how "gatekeeper" proteins participate in the secretion systems bacteria use to infect host cells. -
May 23, 2014
Repair protein’s DNA recognition motif
Insights into the workings of DNA damage response proteins such as SMARCAL1 could suggest new ways to improve genome integrity and prevent cancer. -
May 9, 2014
Bypassing DNA damage
Studies of a human polymerase that replicates DNA have provided a complete kinetic and structural framework for understanding how the enzyme accurately bypasses DNA damage. -
March 3, 2014
Dismantling staph’s drug resistance
Targeting the enzyme FosB could make antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria sensitive to the antibiotic fosfomycin.