How a protein complex in plant chloroplasts regulates adaptations to drought

A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...
Medical Xpress

Lactate-driven protein modification weakens natural killer cell cancer defenses

A research team led by Prof. Wang Yi and Wei Haiming from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with Prof. Ding Chen's team from Human Phenome Institute at Fudan ...
Frontiers

Emerging Directions in Protein Structure and Dynamics Vol 1

In recent years, the study of protein structure and dynamics has undergone a profound transformation. The integration of advanced biophysical techniques, ...
C&EN

The tiny tweak behind COVID-19 vaccines

On Jan. 10, Chinese scientists uploaded the genetic sequence of a novel coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2, to an open-access website, GenBank. The virus had been linked to a growing number of ...
Nature

Histone lysine demethylases: emerging roles in development, physiology and disease

The basic building blocks of chromatin are nucleosomes, each of which is composed of 146 bp of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer that consists of two copies each of H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. The ...