Fu Lab News: Unraveling a protein that may inspire a new biotechnology tool

August 30, 2023

Fu Lab News: Unraveling a protein that may inspire a new biotechnology tool

Tianmin Fu

OSBP faculty mentor Dr. Tianmin Fu featured in the OSU newspaper The Lantern.  Scientists have unraveled the step-by-step activation process of a protein with a deep evolutionary history in all domains of life, opening the door to harnessing its functions for use as a biotechnology tool. The protein belongs to the “superfamily” of Argonaute proteins.