Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...

Scientists have discovered how chemokines and G protein-coupled receptors selectively bind each other to control how cells move.

In a study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a research team integrated activity-based protein profiling ...

Researchers have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage -- phage for short -- that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that ...

Another reason for choosing a particular modality is that it is a team’s specialty. Strategic choices can be less about determining which modality best fits a potential target than about choosing a ...

Proteins are fundamental biomolecules that perform a broad range of vital functions within the human body. They serve as an essential structural and functional component of cells, tissues and organs ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life's earliest molecular structures.

National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China College of Materials ...

Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 , United States Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University ...

Amino acids are the building blocks that form polypeptides and ultimately proteins. Consequently, they are fundamental components of our bodies and vital for physiological functions such as protein ...