LSUHSC research finds evidence of RNA in structures essential to cell division
Research led by Mark Alliegro, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, provides evidence for the first time that centrosomes, which play a key role in cell division, may carry their own genetic machinery, answering a controversial question of long standing. Dr. Alliegro found five RNA sequences that appear to be unique to th...Patent awarded for LSUHSC-developed peptide that blocks lethal toxins of anthrax
New OrleansA patent has been awarded for a peptide developed by Dr. Iris Lindberg, Professor of Biochemistry at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, that blocks the lethal toxins of such infectious bacteria as Pseudomonas and anthrax. United States Patent #7,033,991was issued on April 25, 2006. ... The peptide, called D6R (hexa-D-arginine amide), is a potent, stable, small molecule inhibit...