How do related proteins develop different functions? This is the question investigated by a research team involving Kiel ...
A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics. Many ...
Proteins and peptides are the primary functional polymers of medical biochemistry, directing virtually all cellular processes through their structural diversity, catalytic activities and signalling ...
For decades, scientists have understood proteins primarily through two defining features: their amino acid sequence and their ...
A new 3D-structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to ...
Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease. The amorphous proteins, found throughout the human body, stick to nerve cells like plaque, choking off their function and ...