Frédéric Joliot Institute for Life Sciences - Sur le même thème https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Corona-proteins-silica-nanoparticles-reveals-structure.aspx Website of the Frédéric-Joliot Institute of Life Sciences which includes 4 departments: I2BC, DMTS, NeuroSpin and Service hospitalier Frédéric Joliot (SHFJ). The teams are mainly located at the CEA Paris-Saclay center and at the Orsay hospital. en-US https://www.cea.frhttps://www-cea-fr.admsite.extra.cea.fr/Style%20Library/Themes/drf/instituts/images/logo-cea-joliot.png Frédéric Joliot Institute for Life Sciences - Sur le même thème https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en The corona of proteins adsorbed on silica nanoparticles reveals its structure https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Corona-proteins-silica-nanoparticles-reveals-structure.aspx Researchers from I2BC@Saclay and Iramis, in collaboration with Léon Brillouin laboratory, analyzed the structure of the "corona" of two model proteins adsorbed on silica nanoparticles, by using the small-angle neutron scattering technique. They show that the structures formed are true nano-assemblies, in which the proteins retain their shape. Nanotoxicology Scientific result Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT Silica nanoparticles trap proteins that fix RNA https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2017/Silica_nanoparticles_trap_proteins_that_fix_RNA.aspx A collaboration between researchers at IBITECS and an IRAMIS Research Team shows that proteins that bind RNA strongly adsorb on silica nanoparticles. In particular, the proteins involved in the initiation of translation are easily trapped by these nanoparticles, inhibiting the synthesis of proteins. Nanotoxicology Scientific result Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMT