That is, until now. In a new study published in Nature, University of Missouri researchers have, for the first time, revealed the specific shape and structure of one of the body's most important yet ...

Introduction Definition of Peptides Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, typically consisting of 2 to ...

In human cells, only a small proportion of the information written in genes is used to produce proteins. How does the cell ...

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology—in health and disease. A new study from EMBL Heidelberg ...

A groundbreaking study combines protein structure with genetic data to trace ancient evolutionary paths, offering a more reliable method to understand the lineage of life. This method could ...

Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

Proteins are a large category of molecules that support cell structure, immune function ... Consuming high amounts of red meat has been linked to a higher risk of developing certain health ...

The model has uncovered a hidden layer of molecular code that shapes biological organization, adding new dimensions of ...

Figure 1: Secondary structures of RNA stem-loops that bind to MS2 coat protein. Figure 2: Overall structure of the complexes, generated by superposing the coat protein. Figure 4: Schematic diagram ...

Crucially, the approach works even with the predicted structures of proteins that have never been experimentally determined. It has implications for the massive amount of structural data being ...