Scientists visualize proteins' hidden water architecture that may help define biological function

For decades, scientists have understood proteins primarily through two defining features: their amino acid sequence and their ...

Uniting sequence and structure to map the protein universe across billions of years of evolution

An international team of researchers, including those at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Peptides adopt stable omega-loop structures in concentrated sulfuric acid

The search for life beyond Earth has focused on planets and moons with liquid water, reflecting the assumption that complex ...
Scientist Live

Unlocking cell surface protein research with site-specific labeling

Cell surface proteins are essential regulators of cell communication, mediating immune activation, cell adhesion, receptor ...
Las Cruces Bulletin

Understanding peptides: the science of cellular communication in modern health

If you have spent any time scrolling through fitness forums, wellness blogs, or medical news lately, you have likely ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN

Scientists resurrect a 160-million-year-old mammal immune system and watch it evolve

Resurrected lactoferricin peptides show how a few amino-acid changes transformed an ancient immune defense.
The Scientist

Tau Protein Function and Disease Roles

This Brush Up is sponsored by Quanterix. Learn more about tau biomarkers and clinical applications. Tau is a flexible protein that stabilizes the internal structure of neurons and supports ...
Purdue University

In Print: ‘Protein Function Prediction: Methods and Protocols’

This fully updated volume explores a wide array of new and state-of-the-art tools and resources for protein function prediction. Beginning with in-depth overviews of essential underlying computational ...