The amino acid sequence of a protein encodes its three-dimensional structure and determines its biological function. Although researchers can readily generate proteins with altered amino acid ...

Researchers used advanced microscopy to uncover important protein structures. For the first time, two important protein ...

A research led by the IBB-UAB has managed to decypher the structure of the human protease SENP5, implicated in ...

Modifications in proteins after they are synthesized (post-translational) are changes that play a fundamental role in cell ...

Nanoparticles (NPs), materials with sizes ranging from 10 to 1,000 nm, are increasingly utilized as drug-delivery systems and ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells.

Two key protein structures in the body are being visualized for the first time, thanks in part to the latest technology — ...

Semirational protein design is a combination of rational and directed evolution methods. 9 Scientists consider this strategy more effective because they can use computational or bioinformatic modeling ...

Proteins control all vital processes in every organism, for example growth and metabolism. A basic principle of protein ...

An AI approach developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design ...

Find out about the structure of DNA and how it carries codes for the production of all the proteins in the body. BBC Bitesize Scotland National 5 Biology.