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Xiaowei Hou

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A structural biologist who loves things that move

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The structure of human sweetness A single taste receptor initiates our reactions to both sugars and artificial sweeteners, triggering a signaling process that drives our intense attraction to sweet foods. Single-particle cryo-EM reveals the structure of the human sweet taste receptor, a heteromer composed of TAS1R2Β + TAS1R3 GPCRs.

Now online! The structure of human sweetness

07.05.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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24.02.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Migraine is more than a headache β€” a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the reasons why.

Medical advances in the past few decades have redefined migraine as a treatable and manageable condition. Research is also leading to a better understanding about the condition and pointing to directions for future work. Read the Nature feature. πŸ§ͺ

22.02.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Bayesian Inference of Binding Kinetics from Fluorescence Time Series https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.03.636267v1

04.02.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Xiao Tao on LinkedIn: We are seeking a highly motivated/independent individual to join my group… We are seeking a highly motivated/independent individual to join my group as a postdoc fellow as part of the membrane protein group in the Department of…

Great opportunity at Genentech -- www.linkedin.com/posts/xiao-t...

02.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wrapping up the year with a warm and cozy dinner alongside our amazing lab members. Wishing everyone happy holidays!

20.12.2024 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Genentech hiring 2025 Summer Intern – Structural Biology in South San Francisco, CA | LinkedIn Posted 2:14:51 AM. The Position2025 Summer Intern – Structural BiologyDepartment SummaryThe Department of Structural…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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09.12.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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07.12.2024 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

Crazy how ChatGPT changes our ways of doing things. It helped us write a few scripts, and now we are automating our hours of data analysis to a few seconds!

07.12.2024 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stirring Bar Contamination

πŸ˜“πŸ˜“πŸ˜° Stirring Bar Contamination | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

04.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The pentameric chloride channel BEST1 is activated by extracellular GABA https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624909v1 Bestrophin 1 (BEST1) is chloride channel expressed in the eye, central nervous system (CNS), and oth

The pentameric chloride channel BEST1 is activated by extracellular GABA https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.22.624909v1

23.11.2024 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0