Research by microbiologists Martijn Wissink and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University, among others, is helping us understand ...

Structural reconstruction of thousands of ancient nitrogenases through Earth’s history uncovers architectural constraints that shaped their evolution under global environmental transitions.

Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928 changed the world: Once-common bacterial infections, sometimes ...

The protein homeostasis (proteostasis) network (Balch et al, 2008), consisting of a collection of molecular chaperones, ...

This diet can harm the brain's ability to process memory, potentially increasing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's, a new study found. Here’s some food for thought.

Photo: AI-generated image created by Prof. Blundell Papain, a proteolytic enzyme derived from the papaya plant (Carica papaya), has long been recognised for its versatile applications in ...

TTUHSC’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Thomas Abbruscato, Ph.D., who serves as department chair and current director of TTUHSC’s Brain Drug Discovery Research Center Collaborative Team Earns ...

Grafting surface loops containing antibody epitopes of a poorly expressed flu neuraminidase protein onto a high-expressing, stable scaffold improves its production and stability for vaccine ...

As skin ages, it slowly loses its ability to renew and protect. The outermost layer, called the epidermis, becomes thinner.

Gastrointestinal tract bacteria require iron for survival, with heme as an abundant source in their environment. This work ...

Enzyme technology is undergoing the most profound and exciting transformation in its history, as was made clear at the Enzyme Engineering Conference held last month in Hawaii *. Fifteenth in the ...

N-myristoyltransferase (Nmt) attaches myristate to the N-terminal glycine of many important eukaryotic and viral proteins. It is a target for anti-fungal and anti-viral therapy. We have determined the ...