Proteins and peptides are the primary functional polymers of medical biochemistry, directing virtually all cellular processes through their structural diversity, catalytic activities and signalling ...

In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At ...

It turns out that tau is not just Alzheimer's foe, as new study finds it also builds lasting memories.

How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although all organisms—even single-celled ones—have complex protein structures now, ...

The genetic code has given rise to the enormous diversity of proteins we see in nature—and rearranging the order of codons that make up a protein’s sequence leads to an immense variety of structure ...

Sometimes, life can be a real drag—especially if you’re a protein weighed down by unwanted baggage. Researchers have unveiled evidence that these ponderous proteins could be involved in a range of ...

Researchers have shown that the formation of biological condensates affects cellular activity far beyond their immediate vicinity. The results show that they may be a previously missing mechanism by ...

A new nanopore-based method uses AI to recognize proteins from their electrical signatures, enabling fast, single-molecule, ...

Enzymes are regarded as the key to sustainable chemistry. Despite major advances in protein design, creating artificial ...

Each cell in your body relies on precise communication with other cells to function properly. At the center of this process are the molecular switches that turn communication signals in the body on ...

A. Joshua Wand is in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA. It is useful to consider Pillai and ...

Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...