Protein splicing is a naturally occurring post‐translational process in which inteins, as self‐excising protein segments, precisely remove themselves from a host polypeptide and concomitantly ligate ...

An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is disrupted, the blueprints used by the cell to produce proteins are ...

This article was review by Thomas Cooper, MD from Baylor College of Medicine. Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Located throughout the pre-mRNA are short, cis-acting ...

©2004 Nature Publishing Group H.-G. Rammensee, Nature, 427:203–4, Jan. 15, 2004. Initial models of protein splicing (as shown at left) had protein cleavage and ligation occurring through unidentified ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic cancer. More than 90% of PDAC patients die within five years of diagnosis. Usually, by the time the cancer is identified, ...

When a gene is expressed, its DNA sequence is transcribed into a molecule known as RNA. Then the cell processes and edits ...

New Houston Methodist research has revealed that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and ...

Proteins are the building blocks of life. They consist of folded peptide chains, which in turn are made up of a series of amino acids. From stabilizing cell structure to catalyzing chemical reactions, ...

Proteins are the building blocks of life. They consist of folded peptide chains, which in turn are made up of a series of amino acids. From stabilising cell structure to catalysing chemical reactions, ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests a strong link between a specific protein and pancreatic cancer, which could lead to improved treatments. Milena Magazin/Getty Images A new study could help ...