Cold-adapted enzymes could change the future of medicine

University of Manitoba researchers led by Dr. Ned Budisa have developed a new way to edit proteins using cold-adapted enzymes, replacing the rigid heat-loving enzymes the field relies on today. The cold-adapted approach could make building engineered proteins cheaper, more energy-efficient, and easier to scale, with applications in biomedicine and advanced biomanufacturing. Budisa says the work could one day help prevent harm from proteins that turn pathological, with relevance to neurodegenerative disease.

Manitoba research that could make designer proteins, the building blocks of future medicines, cheaper and easier to produce.