As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Enzymes are vital proteins involved in metabolic pathways. Some enzymes can be found embedded within the cell membrane. Other proteins found embedded within the membrane act as: pumps - for ...

To achieve this goal, cells organize reactions into various enzyme-powered pathways.

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have now captured the first detailed images of the DNA repair protein, Pol-theta, in action, ...