Among the about 20,000 genes in the human proteome there are still many rather unknown but potentially interesting proteins that deserve some extra attention. Here we will focus on RD3L, a less investigated gene related to the Retinal Degeneration Protein 3 (RD3)...Read more

The mucus acinus-specific expression pattern of BPI fold containing family B member 2 (gene: BPIFB2) in salivary gland is highlighted by multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC/IF)...Read more

This week, we explore a fascinating protein that regulates the unfolded protein response (UPR) in eukaryotic cells in an unusual manner - by sensing the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen and conveying this information to the nucleus. This is achieved through unconventional splicing of the XBP1 mRNA in the cytoplasm leading to the induction of a transcriptional program in the nucleus. Hence its apt name - Endoplasmic Reticulum to Nucleus Signaling, ERN1...Read more

A recent study published in Nature Communications has unveiled a complex landscape of autoantibodies emerging after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Researchers investigated the development of autoantibodies in a large cohort of healthcare workers and hospitalized COVID-19 patients, tracking their emergence and persistence over a 16-month period...Read more

On November 7th it was announced that Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in an initiative to strengthen AI and life science allocates an additional SEK 600 million to data-driven life science including SEK 270 million for the "AlphaCell" pilot project aiming to build AI based cell models and SEK 30 million to extend the Human Protein Atlas program until the year 2030...Read more