A protein that is a key modulator of fat, glucose and cholesterol levels in the body usually works in tandem with another ...

Many biological functions are regulated by the switching on and off of mechanisms triggered by the matching of a keyhole (receptor) formed by a protein's three-dimensional structure and a molecule ...

A surprising new function of essential hearing proteins may explain why some genetic mutations and common antibiotics lead to permanent deafness.

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence, researchers developed "DeepGO-SE," a method to predict gene ontology (GO) functions from protein sequences using a large, ...

The framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations and finds combinations that work well ...

Can you have too much protein, do some people need more than others, and what are the best protein sources? A bariatric ...

It’s literally brain food.

This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the third installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious ...

Tarts, protein-packed food is everywhere, and politicians want you to eat more of it. What’s the right amount for you?