Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and ...

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their ...

An international research team has succeeded in deciphering a key mechanism that controls the growth of pancreatic cancers.

Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at ...

The functioning of neurons, cells that transmit information in the nervous system, heavily relies on the production of ...

Maintaining cellular order is a major logistical challenge: Individual mammalian cells contain billions of protein molecules, ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, forms an abnormal connection with an enzyme called ClpP. This enzyme normally ...

Researchers have identified a key molecular interaction that accelerates Parkinson’s disease by damaging the brain’s energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A protein called ZNG1 helps cells make use of zinc when stores of this essential nutrient are running low. bagi1998/E+ via Getty ...