Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization ...

Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane. Peripheral membrane proteins, for example some signalling proteins, are tethered by an anchor, via a fatty acid ...

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are integral membrane proteins with seven membrane-spanning helices. Upon binding to a ligand – which can range from small molecules like cyclic AMP to ...

The STING protein, known for helping cells fight viral infections by generating inflammation, also appears to function as a ...

ONE of the UK’s largest ever E.coli outbreaks, which saw 259 people fall ill and 75 hospitalised, was linked to salad leaves, ...

Most drugs target membrane proteins, accessible on the surface of cells ... The Diver lab’s approach is comprehensive, spanning tissues to cells to high-resolution structures, and exploits a range of ...

Alumnus Jonathan Trent is a marine biologist and former NASA scientist whose groundbreaking work spans ocean research, space ...

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and ...

Treatment usually involves multiple sessions that can span weeks. Chemotherapy ... with DNA stained blue and a protein in the ...