Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, could have applications beyond ...

Researchers have created a deep learning pipeline for designing soluble analogues of key protein structures used in pharmaceutical development, sidestepping the prohibitive cost of extracting these ...

Membrane proteins are essential for fundamental biological processes, and are important for drug discovery, understanding disease mechanisms, and advancing structural biology. Their intricate roles in ...

To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.