Scientists at UCL have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells, described in their paper in Nature. Ribosomes, the cell's dedicated molecular ...

Protein tells developing cells to stick together. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 12 / 201224113114.htm. Tohoku University.

The novel coronavirus uses its "spike proteins" to latch onto and invade human cells. But to do so, the spikes morph into at least 10 different shapes, according to a new study.

Immune cells targeting core protein of virus are important for early immune defense against COVID-19. May 24, 2023. Exposure to common colds might give some people a head start in fighting COVID-19.

AOH1996 prevents cells with faulty DNA from dividing, causing the death of cancer cells but allowing healthy cells to continue to divide. AOH1996 targets a cancerous variant of the protein PCNA.

Scientists at City of Hope have collared a tricky culprit that helps cancer cells evade CAR T cell therapy. CAR T cell therapy harnesses the immune system to seek out and kill tumor cells. This ...

One area it's making a big difference is protein science — as in the "building blocks of life ... How AI could help map the organized chaos in our cells. June 3, 2025 3:00 AM ET. By . Berly ...

A study of 48 post-mortem brains found a protein that appears to protect brain cells from Alzheimer's — even in people who had significant amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains.

“After deleting Mitch, we examined, every few hours, the effect that had on more than 100 substances taking part in metabolism in human cells,” explained Sabita Chourasia, a doctoral student ...

Immune cells are known to sometimes share proteins in this way in a process called trogocytosis, Barbera said, but nobody had tried to see if CAR-T cells can donate their CARs to other T cells.