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

Proteins carry out most of the work in the cell, and predicting their structure, function and interactions remains one of the ...

Protein engineering is a powerful biotechnological process that focuses on creating new enzymes or proteins and improving the functions of existing ones by manipulating their natural macromolecular ...

In the wee hours of an October morning, David Baker, a protein biologist at the University of Washington (UW), received the most-awaited phone call in a scientist’s career. Halfway around the world, ...

Researchers at the Center for Algorithmic and Robotized Synthesis within the Institute for Basic Science have taken a significant step forward in understanding the stability of proteins by leveraging ...

Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these processes remain poorly understood. Now, researchers have developed a ...

Animal proteins are complete proteins, so they contain all nine essential amino acids. Plant-based proteins can support muscle gain if you consume them in larger doses or combine them with other ...

Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude ...

Researchers have taken a significant step forward in understanding the stability of proteins by leveraging the power of AI. The research team used AlphaFold2 to explore how mutations affect protein ...