But rather than the scavengers and microbial decomposers at work in macroscale habitats, much of the protein recycling work within the cell falls to a barrel-shaped protein complex known as the ...

A team of scientists has just revealed an unsuspected function of the immune system, paving the way for new antibiotics. This discovery sheds light on a hidden ability of the proteasome ...

Bacterial levels surged. But when the proteasome was allowed to function normally, the cells secreted small peptides that stunted bacterial growth. The effect vanished when these peptides were ...

Unusually, the degradation of Rpn4 is largely ubiquitin independent, which highlights its function as a dedicated proteasome sensor and, furthermore, rules it out as being the ubiquitin sensor.

Tobacco-based products, including e-cigarettes, have gained popularity as perceived safer alternatives to traditional smoking despite their addictive nature. However, emerging evidence shows that ...