Scientists have uncovered a critical piece of the puzzle in autoimmune diseases: a protein that helps release immune response ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell ...

A previously unknown protein in a family of bacteria found in soil and the human gut microbiome has been discovered – which could help drug delivery in cancer treatment.

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

For the Liu Lab, necessity is truly the mother of invention. The researchers were examining how the 3D organization of the ...

Their new research reveals how a protein in brain cells may drive Parkinson's onset—and offers a possible explanation for why Parkinson's is much more common in men. "This research allows us to ...

Inside each cell, zinc binds to proteins to support their structure and function. Researchers estimate that up to 10% of all proteins need zinc to properly function. In this sense, a zinc protein ...