Rice University scientists have succeeded in analyzing transmembrane protein folding in the same way they study the proteins’ free-floating, globular cousins. Rice theoretical biologist Peter ...

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Nearly a third of all proteins in living beings are firmly embedded in a biomembrane -- either in a cell's outer membrane or in the boundaries of internal cellular compartments. There, these ...

Cell membrane proteins give up their secrets Rice University scientists have succeeded in analyzing transmembrane protein folding in the same way they study the proteins' free-floating, globular ...

With Native-nanoBleach, nanodiscs containing target membrane proteins and their native cell membrane environment are cut out of the cell membrane. Each protein subunit has a molecule attached to it ...

Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins: when molecules of a drug candidate bind to these proteins, like a key going into a lock, they trigger ...

Researchers showed that interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) help medium-sized druglike molecules (right), which are too large to diffuse across the plasma membrane, to enter cells.

Proteins have specific biological functions in cells through conformational changes and interactions. Therefore, precise, in ...

Scientists have succeeded in analyzing transmembrane proteins in the same way they study how globular proteins fold. The results should open up new possibilities for researchers who study proteins ...