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The life cycle of a protein

A protein’s life is anything but simple. Discover how transcription, translation, folding, modification, and degradation work together to preserve proteome integrity.
In the last couple of months, almost all of us have learned about the importance of adding protein to every meal, thanks to ...
Eating high-protein and high-fiber foods, like lentils and whole grains, can help you meet your daily nutrient needs and ...
Neurons have a "hibernation mode." Scientists discover how brain cells use RNA tentacles to lock their protein factories together to survive when energy is low.
For much of modern biology, scientists argued that viruses are not alive, pointing to a basic limitation: they cannot make proteins on their own and must depend entirely on the cells they infect for ...
A giant virus encodes part of the protein-making toolkit of cells that gives it greater control over its amoeba host, raising questions about how it evolved and how such beings relate to living organi ...
The Gene Synthesis Market has emerged as one of the most transformative segments within modern biotechnology, driven by rapid ...
Inside every cell, thousands of molecular signals collide, overlap, and compensate, obscuring the true drivers of gene ...
Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.
Mitochondria possess their own mRNA translation system, mediated by specialized mitoribosomes. Dysregulation of mitochondrial translation disrupts metabolic homeostasis and is linked to various ...
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