Structure of protein reveals how breast cancer cells survive in hostile conditions

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...
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Membrane Viscosity Plays Key Role in Cell Dynamics and Deformation

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

Membrane 'neighborhood' helps transporter protein regulate cell signaling

When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ...
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New atomic structure reveals how NBCn1 transporter protein aids breast cancer cell survival

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...
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Salipro Biotech publishes research in Scientific Reports on structure-function studies for membrane proteins in collaboration with AstraZeneca

STOCKHOLM, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Salipro Biotech today announces the publication of results from a collaboration with AstraZeneca. The study describes a novel method to directly extract ...
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Mutation in Key Enzyme Triggers Ferroptosis and Childhood Dementia

Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.