ATP works by losing the endmost phosphate group when instructed to do so by an enzyme. This reaction releases a lot of energy, which the organism can then use to build proteins, contact muscles, etc.

Scientists in Basel revealed that energy-producing proteins in mitochondria form large supercomplexes, boosting ATP ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell ... Location where aerobic respiration occurs and most of the cell's ATP is produced Animal cell, plant cell or fungal cell Chloroplasts Disc ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, ...

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the very moment DNA begins to unravel, revealing a necessary molecular event ...

Led by Fan Minrui from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research elucidates the structure and function of the ATP/ADP translocator—a ...

the researchers found that they combine to form an unprecedented complex structure. "This achievement will promote further understanding of the motility mechanism of how the energy of ATP ...

Biophysics, biochemistry, physiology, classical genetics and molecular genetics have all made their contributions, and myosin is now becoming one of the best-understood enzymes in biology.

A recently identified bacterial protein structure is contributing to the design of novel anticancer drug delivery systems.