Scientists have identified a protein in cells that spurs the release of infection-fighting molecules. The protein, whose role in the immune system had not previously been suspected, provides a ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The ...

Protein is a part of every cell in the body and a major component of the skin, muscles, bones, organs, hair, and nails. It helps the body build and repair cells and tissues. Most people in the ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Targeted inhibition of a "signal jammer" protein may improve how tumors respond to immunotherapy. Published today in Nature, ...

In experiments conducted at the University of São Paulo, tumor stem cells became less able to proliferate and invade tissues ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterial protein, the structure of which is being used in the design of protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors.

Scientists have identified the 1N4R tau isoform as a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease, paving the way for potential new ...

Languages: English. The key to reversing cellular aging may lie in a protein responsible for toggling cells between a "young" and an "old" state. This is the conclusion of researchers from the ...

In a study published this month in Cellular Signaling, researchers from Osaka University have revealed that a key protein is responsible for toggling between "young" and "old" cell states.

A research team led by Prof. JIANG Yanyi from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...