Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their study, published in Nature Communications, sheds new light on the interplay ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered that a protein called hnRNPM helps protect the integrity of the process cells use to make proteins. The protein ...

A protein that is a key modulator of fat, glucose and cholesterol levels in the body usually works in tandem with another protein, but new research shows it can also work with an unexpected ...

In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1 or Crm1), seems to play a role in promoting gene transcription, the process that creates RNA ...

* Reeve-Irvine Research Center, and Departments of Anatomy/Neurobiology and Neurobiology and Behavior, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697; and ‡ Department of Neuroscience ...

AI protein function prediction uses machine learning models trained on sequence and structural data to infer protein roles at ...

RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to cellular machinery that turns it into proteins. And transfer RNA molecules are an ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a protein, which could open new avenues for treating age-related diseases and lead to healthier aging overall. McMaster ...

In the rapidly evolving field of drug discovery, single-cell analysis has become an invaluable tool for understanding cellular heterogeneity and molecular pathways. However, traditional single-cell ...

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical Nobel Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Box 285, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden Salivary gland cells in the larvae of the dipteran Chironomus tentans ...