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

As key molecules on the surface of immune cells, Fc receptors are the core hub of antibody-mediated effector functions. They play an irreplaceable role in physiological processes such as ...

Many biological functions are regulated by the switching on and off of mechanisms triggered by the matching of a keyhole ...

In a new study published in the journal Nature Genetics, Haolong Li, PhD, a researcher at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and colleagues developed a way to monitor androgen receptor levels inside living ...

Cancer immunotherapy, especially using T cells, is showing a lot of promise in treating blood cancers. Bioengineered T cells, especially those equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T cells), ...

A GPS-like technique has been used to track G protein-coupled receptor movement, revealing how these essential receptors function. Although G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are crucial to the ...

Scientists from the Riken Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have identified an ancient protein that, with modifications, could confer broad-spectrum protection for plants against ...

Protein activity can be precisely regulated via subtle changes in temperature using heat-sensitive switches. Underlying this ...

Patients with major depressive disorder and patients with inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis share similar ...