Naturally occurring calcium channels act as pores on the membranes of excitable cells, such as those found in nerves and ...

Now, scientists at Scripps Research have identified a key player in the placenta's transformation-a molecule called ...

When pathogens enter our cells as part of an infection, our body will trigger a programmed cell death known as "pyroptosis" ...

New antivirals and vaccines could follow the discovery by Australian researchers of strategies used by viruses to control our ...

The average human cell contains roughly 10,000 different proteins. Existing as several to millions of copies in each cell, proteins mediate all manner of tasks, including chemical transformations, ...

The secretory pathway in eukaryotic cells is crucial for maintaining cellular function and physiological activities, as it ...

A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine ...

Translation factors eIF1A and eIF5B are key repressors of an abnormal protein translation process linked to neurodegenerative ...

The Packard Center and ALS United will fund a preclinical study investigating how abnormal TDP-43 protein contributes to ALS.

Researchers discovered how rabies virus exerts massive control over host cells with very few genes. A key viral protein ...

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

Camelid-derived nanobodies show promise in treating neurological disorders by crossing the blood-brain barrier with greater precision and fewer side effects.