How much protein do you need when you exercise?
For fitness enthusiasts, protein is important for muscle repair, regeneration and growth. But for many eat high in protein has… Read More »How much protein do you need when you exercise?
Protein shake: Researchers discover new function of a protein that can unlock age-related diseases
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown cell-protective function of a protein, which could open new avenues for… Read More »Protein shake: Researchers discover new function of a protein that can unlock age-related diseases
Targeting ‘non-drug’ diseases: new levels of detail in targeted protein degradation
Researchers at the University of Dundee have revealed in the greatest detail yet the workings of molecules called “protein degraders”… Read More »Targeting ‘non-drug’ diseases: new levels of detail in targeted protein degradation
New discoveries about protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome
One protein in particular is critical for brain development. It is a master regulator of gene expression and is abundantly… Read More »New discoveries about protein mutations that cause Rett syndrome
The largest protein yet discovered generates toxins in algae
While trying to unravel how seaweed creates its chemically complex toxins, scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the… Read More »The largest protein yet discovered generates toxins in algae
Tumor suppressor protein Par-4 triggers a unique cell death pathway in cancer cells
A team of researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi, led by Professor Sehamuddin Galadari, has discovered that the tumor… Read More »Tumor suppressor protein Par-4 triggers a unique cell death pathway in cancer cells
Membrane protein analogs could accelerate drug discovery
Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins: when molecules of a drug candidate bind… Read More »Membrane protein analogs could accelerate drug discovery
The inability of the fat molecule to bind with a shape-changing protein in the cells’ powerhouse is linked to an inherited metabolic disease
By studying mutations in yeast and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have discovered that biochemical bonds between… Read More »The inability of the fat molecule to bind with a shape-changing protein in the cells’ powerhouse is linked to an inherited metabolic disease
RNA modification is responsible for impaired mitochondrial protein synthesis in Alzheimer’s disease
A team of researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s… Read More »RNA modification is responsible for impaired mitochondrial protein synthesis in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein implicated in brain and heart diseases
According to scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the health impacts of a complex protein that plays… Read More »Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein implicated in brain and heart diseases