Proteins are integral components of all living organisms. They are composed of a sequence of building blocks called amino acids. That sequence determines their function, which can range from setting ...

Reining in protein production could have therapeutic effects on bladder tumors, according to new work published today in the journal JCI Insight. “This is the first time that it’s been shown that ...

Disease-causing huntingtin, shown in red, interacts with ribosomes, shown in green, in a striatal neuron. The nucleus is blue. [Nicolai Urban of Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter, ...