Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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Cytotoxic Ribonuclease Variants

Ribonucleases are enzymes that catalyze the degradation of RNA. Levels of RNase activity are controlled in vivo by a ribonuclease inhibitor (RI), which binds strongly to an RNase to completely inhibit...
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Ronald Raines, Julie Mitchell, Thomas Rutkoski | P04427US

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Multilayer Tissue Regeneration System

Under physiological conditions, bone tissue regeneration involves a complex interplay of multiple biologically active molecules and stem cells. The molecules are often presented sequentially in cascad...
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William Murphy | P05256US

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Nanoparticles That Target Dendritic Cells

Dendritic cells play an important role in the process of initiating immune response. They are present in small quantities in tissues, such as skin and lung, that are in contact with the external envir...
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Ferencz Denes, Zsuzsanna Fabry, Matyas Sandor | P07026US

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Stable Collagen Mimics

Collagen, the most abundant protein in vertebrates, provides structure for tissues and plays a key role in wound healing. In connective tissue, individual collagen molecules are wound together in tigh...
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Ronald Raines, Matthew Shoulders, Jonathan Hodges | P06406US

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Novel Antibacterial Small Molecules

As the incidence of antibiotic resistance among bacteria continues to rise, the discovery of new antibacterial compounds has become increasingly critical to fighting infectious disease. According to t...
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Helen Blackwell, Matthew Bowman, Joseph Stringer | P07517US

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