For the first time, scientists have answered a longstanding question in cell biology about a partnership of proteins called ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a hidden molecular "control switch" inside a protein that helps the body ...

A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: ...

Old Main, the signature building on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona. Researchers from the University of Arizona have uncovered how a protein complex, known for regulating cell ...

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Abstract: Accurately predicting protein functions is critical for understanding disease mechanisms and discovering potential drug targets. Gene Ontology (GO), with its hierarchical and semantic ...

Abstract: Protein function prediction is crucial for understanding species evolution, including viral mutations. Gene ontology (GO) is a standardized representation framework for describing protein ...

This fully updated volume explores a wide array of new and state-of-the-art tools and resources for protein function prediction. Beginning with in-depth overviews of essential underlying computational ...

There are many potential causes of infertility, and it can be challenging to pin down just what the problem is when a couple is having trouble getting pregnant. Now, researchers show that a few key ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka find that CFAP91 and EFCAB5 proteins are crucial for sperm motility, and that loss of function of either of these proteins reduces male fertility in mice Osaka ...

Keeping a qubit stable is difficult enough, even in an ideal environment. Now, researchers have figured out how to make a protein behave like a qubit in a living cell. Fluorescent proteins were used ...