Grove Biopharma has raised a $30 million series A round to develop Bionic Biologics, also known as protein-like polymers (PLP), which were invented by Nathan Gianneschi at Northwestern University.

One of the biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 is the presence of spike proteins that allow these viruses to penetrate host cells and cause infection.

The presence of biomolecular condensates in bacterial cells means that these microbes aren’t simple bags of proteins and nucleic acids but are actually more complex than previously recognized.

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 ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes ...

Pathogens hijack host cell functions by expressing or secreting effector proteins, creating environments conducive to their ...

Proteins perform the majority of essential biological functions. They can be simplified into 3 main structural classes: globular (i.e., cytosolic), trans-membrane (i.e., embedded in lipid membranes) ...

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 ...

The soluble Bax protein is responsible for the clearance of old or diseased cells, and when activated, it perforates the cell mitochondrial outer membrane to form pores that trigger programmed ...

Adding long-chain fatty acids can thicken cell membranes and alter the activity of a key enzyme, as LMU scientists have demonstrated in cell cultures.

It has been suggested to enrich the soluble proteome with membrane proteins by introducing nonionic surfactants in the solubilization solution. This strategy aimed to simultaneously identify the ...