Lysosomes are the control centers for the metabolism of cells and tissues, including the brain. They break down defective ...

Built from thickets of glucose, galactose, mannose and more, the glycome plays key roles in cell communication, immunity and ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny biological bubbles that carry nucleic acids and proteins between cells, playing an essential role in tissue repair, neuroprotection and immune health. By ...

This fundamental work uncovers an unexpected lysosomal function for NINJ2 and links it to ferroptosis and cancer biology. The evidence supporting the conclusions appears to be convincing. Additional ...

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only ...

The blobfish, once considered the ugliest animal in the world, has since had quite the redemption arc. Years after it was ...

In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1 or Crm1), seems to play a role in promoting gene transcription, the process that creates RNA ...

In the earliest phase of creating human proteins, the protein complex NAC performs an essential task by starting the first ...

Researchers have created nanoparticles that can remove disease-driving proteins while also delivering a chemotherapeutic or ...