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In this image, the proteasome—a cell’s protein disposal system—is shown in tan and grey. A protein called midnolin (in red) connects with two key parts of the proteasome, RPN1 (blue) and RPN11 (green), to help deliver damaged or unwanted proteins for breakdown. This interaction helps keep cells healthy by clearing out the cellular junk. [Image: UTSW]
UT Southwestern Maps a Cancer-Enabling Protein That Lets B-Cell Tumors Hang On—With a Nobel Laureate on the Case
by Lance Murray | Jun 16, 2025
The protein—implicated in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—was decoded in near-atomic detail by UT Southwestern researchers, including Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler. In lab models, turning off midnolin wiped out up to 92% of cancer cells—with minimal impact on healthy ones, according to UT Southwestern.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about how a professor at UNT is developing a wireless, wearable fitness tracker that won't need to be charged.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about how an SMU professor and students from Garland High School are using smartphone data to monitor a local bridge’s health.
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Something for everyone: A delicious grilled portabello "steak" with seasoned tofu over rice and vegetables with a balsamic glaze was offered at a recent luncheon event at the Omni Dallas.
Dallas Vegan Scene Serves Up Creativity
by Courtney Garza | Jul 7, 2016
Vegan has been a taboo word that often is associated with a skinny, pale, sign-waving, protesting, hemp-clad, long-haired hippie who doesn’t shave or take showers. Not so, says Courtney Garza.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
