Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

Proteins are the infinitely varied chemicals that make cells work, and science has a pretty good idea how they are made. But ...

That extra step, however, might hold a key for better understanding certain genetic conditions, many of which stem from ...

Every protein in the body is encased in a water shell that directs protein structure, provides vital stability and steers ...

Ubiquitylation is the post-translational modification process by which ubiquitin is attached via an isopeptide bond to lysine residues on a protein. Ubiquitylation consists of three steps ...

Structure-based drug design is the design and optimization of a chemical structure with the goal of identifying a compound suitable for clinical testing — a drug candidate. It is based on ...

Collagen IV provides crucial structural support for cells and tissues, but it’s unstable at body temperature. Researchers now ...