“Mount Everest of proteins” used by algae to build toxins
Cosmos Magazine - Sat 10 Aug 24While studying how marine algae produce their toxins, scientists discovered the largest protein. The protein, named PKZILLA-1, is 25% larger than the previous record holder titin. Titin ...
Largest protein in nature discovered in algae toxin
New Atlas - Fri 9 Aug 24Scientists have discovered the largest known protein in biology. Given the fun name of PKZILLA-1, the protein was found in algae cells and helps them make toxins that are responsible for mass ...
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins
Phys.org - Thu 8 Aug 24While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified ...
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins, ScienceDaily - Fri 9 Aug 24Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins, Scienmag - Thu 8 Aug 24
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins, Eurekalert - Thu 8 Aug 24
PKZILLA proteins smash protein size limits
CandEN - Fri 23 Aug 24To make a giant molecule, nature devised a similarly giant solution
Scientists Discover Largest Protein Hidden in Toxic Algae
ZME Science - Mon 12 Aug 24Researchers uncover record-breaking protein, shedding light on harmful algal blooms and potential new medicines.
Giant Enzymes in Tiny Organisms Synthesize Giant Toxins
GEN - Fri 9 Aug 24Tilting the scales at 4.7 megadaltons and reaching 1 micron in length, the newly discovered algal enzyme PKZILLA-1 is the largest protein ever identified in biology. Indeed, PKZILLA-1 is 25% ...
Fish-Killing Toxin Sets New Record in Just How Big a Protein Can Get
ScienceAlert - Fri 9 Aug 24They named it after a monster.
Scientists Discover Largest Protein Ever in Toxin-Producing Algae
Technology Networks - Mon 12 Aug 24 Golden Algae Genes Enable Toxin Synthesis, Mirage News - Thu 8 Aug 24Largest Protein Found Fuels Algal Toxins, Mirage News - Thu 8 Aug 24
Marine Algae's Giant Enzymes Create Fish-Killing Toxins, Mirage News - Thu 8 Aug 24
Marine algae use massive enzymes of unprecedented size to biosynthesize fish-killing toxins
Scienmag - Thu 8 Aug 24Marine algae Prymnesium parvum use massive enzymes dubbed PKZILLAs – some of the largest proteins ever to be identified in nature – to make large and complex prymnesin neurotoxins responsible ...
Marine algae use massive enzymes of unprecedented size to biosynthesize fish-killing toxins, Eurekalert - Thu 8 Aug 24