Life’s most indispensable molecules are not the serene, unchanging fixtures they might appear to be. Even the proteins that ...

Most of the activities that go on inside cells—the activities that keep us living, breathing, thinking animals—are handled by proteins. They allow cells to communicate with each other, run a cell’s ...

For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have ...

To ensure that protein production in our cells runs smoothly, the protein complex NAC slows down the rate of protein ...

Edited by: Karen Young Kreeger K.W. Wucherpfennig, J.L. Strominger, "Molecular mimicry in T cell-mediated autoimmunity: Viral peptides activate human T cell clones specific for myelin basic protein," ...

In the pharmaceutical discovery process, understanding a drug’s residence time—the duration a molecule remains bound to its ...

Whether you’re interested in why a living system works as it does or the reasons it goes awry, proteins are a critical part of the molecular picture. The proteins circulating in a person’s plasma can ...

In a decades-long effort, researchers have discovered how to tweak the molecular pathways that turn heart muscle motors up or ...