The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—commonly known as bad cholesterol—have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor ...

The structure and function of key prokaryotic cell structures. Prokaryotes have ribosomes but they are smaller and structurally simpler than those in eukaryotic cells. These non-membrane-bound ...

Ohio – Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through blood vessels and bodily fluids: special proteins that ...

The proteins that make cell-to-cell cargo transport possible. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 29, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250115165210.htm ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details explaining how poxviruses manipulate host cells to enhance their ...

C-terminal amidation is a PTM that involves the addition of an amid group to the C-terminus of a peptide or protein. Currently there is no direct evidence to suggest that C-terminal amidation of ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

New AI model takes minutes rather than days to predict how a specific DNA sequence will arrange itself in the cell nucleus.