A protein that is a key modulator of fat, glucose and cholesterol levels in the body usually works in tandem with another ...

Results of thioflavin T fluorescence analyses revealed a drastic increase in the fluorescence intensity when BSA was mixed with ultra-small (10 nm) silica nanoparticles (NPs) with a stirring time of ...

Respiratory supercomplex formation relieves molecular strain of mitochondrial membranes and reshapes global protein motions, linking membrane reorganization to respiratory function.

Creative BioMart, a leading provider of biotechnological services specializing in protein research products and services, has officially launched its detergent micelle platform. This specialized ...

Protein self-assembly is implicated in many age–triggered disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type II diabetes, systemic amyloidosis, ...

Hongjin Zheng, Ph.D., is a distinguished biophysicist specializing in the structural and functional characterization of disease-related membrane proteins across eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems. His ...

The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments ...

For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation controlled by molecular switches is – like many processes in nature – far ...

Alena Khmelinskaia wants designing bespoke proteins to be as simple as ordering a meal. Picture a vending machine, she says, which any researcher could use to specify their desired protein’s function, ...

Researchers investigate the interaction dynamics of bovine serum albumin and silica nanoparticles using spectroscopy methods. (Nanowerk News) Due to their nano-scale dimensions and tunable material ...