Uncovering a secret room that a giant virus creates inside its host amoeba

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...
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How viral RNAs escape a host mechanism that controls translation

This is a summary of: Liu. H. et al. Viral RNA blocks circularization to evade host codon usage control. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09809-y (2025).
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Deep learning–based codon optimization framework boosts protein expression in E coli

By combining Transformer-based sequence modeling with a novel conditional probability strategy, the approach overcomes ...

Unusual genetic code in Antarctic microbes yields rare amino acid

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...
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An Expanded Genetic Code with a Functional Quadruplet Codon

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract With few exceptions the genetic codes of all known organisms encode the same 20 amino acids, yet all that is required to add a new building ...
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The secret room a giant virus creates inside its host amoeba

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...