Cells are like metropolises, home to millions of molecular residents. If one were to stand atop a high-rise, trying to ...

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have—in collaboration with colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian ...

Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the cell, transmitting signals, speeding up reactions and helping neighboring ...

They are the cell's "gatekeepers": specialized proteins, known as transporters, selectively control which substances enter a ...

To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us—whether it's an individual case of hepatitis B or a COVID pandemic—it's ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered that SYCP1, a protein previously thought to function only during ...

The enzyme binding domains made with this AI strategy were less similar to closely-related natural proteins than those from ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

Structures called desmosomes connect cells to each other and transfer mechanical stress. They are especially important in tissues under continual mechanical stress, such as heart muscle (pictured).

Australian researchers have discovered that even a modest reduction in the protein BECLIN1 leads to a significant increase in ...