A smiling and very green Kermit looking down from a wall portrait seems to happily give a thumbs—or flipper—up to one of the University of Wyoming's self-described frog guys trying to unravel the mysteries of what in ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2015
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In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Alwin Köhler at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) belonging to the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna offer new insights into how nuclear pores are ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2015
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In their research on protein quality control, Heidelberg scientists gained new insights into how the cell keeps proteins misdirected into the cell nucleus from causing damage. Their investigations focussed on a complex apparatus ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2014
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Proteins are important building blocks in our cells and each cell contains millions of different protein molecules. They are involved in everything from structural to regulatory aspects in the cell. Proteins are constructed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 18, 2014
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Biological membranes are like a guarded border. They separate the cell from the environment and at the same time control the import and export of molecules. The nuclear membrane can be crossed via many tiny pores. Scientists ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 25, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined the molecular structure of a protein whose mutations have been linked to several early aging diseases, and to side effects of common ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2013
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Researchers from Hull, Bristol and Frankfurt have shown that a new technique for identifying molecular structure can be used effectively on small samples of biological proteins, particularly proteins that are targeted for ...
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2011
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Researchers at MIT and Carnegie Mellon University are using both civil engineering and bioengineering approaches to study the behavior of a protein associated with progeria, a rare disorder in children that causes extremely ...
Biotechnology
Sep 14, 2011
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Nuclear pores are the primary gatekeepers mediating communication between a cell's nucleus and its cytoplasm. Recently these large multiprotein transport channels have also been shown to play an essential role in developmental ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2010
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When it comes to the two basic types of cells, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, compartmentalization is everything. Prokaryotes are evolutionarily ancient cells that only have a membrane surrounding their outer boundary, while ...
Biochemistry
Oct 6, 2009
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