Porphyrin complexes are macrocyclic compounds based on an aromatic framework composed of four pyrrole subunits linked by methine bridges. This highly conjugated system can coordinate a broad range of ...

Yuan He aims to understand how cells read and repair their genomes. His research encompasses two primary areas: transcription, in which genetic information is copied from DNA into messenger RNA, and ...

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionalized our understanding of the intricate molecular machinery that governs life. It has elucidated the three-dimensional (3D) structure of biological ...

Structural biology is used to understand the three-dimensional shape of biological molecules and how their shape enables them to function both inside and outside of cells. Furthermore, the ...

Two key protein structures in the body are being visualized for the first time, thanks in part to the latest technology in the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Advanced Structural Biology — ...

A microscopic image shows small red centers connected by networks of branched and straight filaments. The team mixed purified actin monomers with precise concentrations of two nucleation-promoting ...

Despite decades of study, a pharmacopoeia of medicines, and untold millions in pharmaceutical research, heart disease remains the leading cause of death around the world. Excess cholesterol in ...

FRANKFURT. Today, October 17, 2025, the German Instruct Center Instruct-DE officially begins its work at Goethe University. Instruct-ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium) is a ...

"The protein folding problem--the way in which unfolded proteins manage to reach their native, three-dimensional, functional form--has become a central focus for many scientists," declares Walter ...