Scientists developed a method for the computer-based design of artificial proteins, with a focus on custom biocatalysts for ...

This important study provides evidence for dynamic coupling between translation initiation and elongation that can help maintain low ribosome density and translational homeostasis. The authors combine ...

Sweet taste receptors are proteins in taste buds that detect sugar and other sweeteners, but the mechanism underlying how they elicit a sweet response has been unclear.

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, China ...

For centuries, nature has been humanity’s primary source of protein. But today, alongside fields, farms and seas, ...

The research found that the orientation of magnetic fields on surfaces can steer the way amyloid-beta proteins — key contributors to Alzheimer’s — assemble into harmful fibrils in the brain.

A collaborative research team has successfully developed designer enzymes that exhibit both intrinsic and extrinsic functions ...

(NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced the appointment of Raymond J. Deshaies, ...