Glucose transport may hinge on a fleeting transition-like state

Stockholm University and SciLifeLab researchers have uncovered how glucose transporters move nutrients into cells, bridging a ...
BioTechniques

Shining a blue light on an overlooked posttranslational modification

Researchers have developed a method for studying an important, yet often overlooked, posttranslational modification.
C&EN

Natural protein sequences represent only a fraction of what’s theoretically possible

The limitations imposed by evolution have implications for AI tools trained on existing sequences and de novo protein design ...

A tiny protein tweak, finally traceable: How light-based tagging targets pyroglutamate

Amino acids are like Lego blocks—they can be linked together to form complex structures called proteins. Unlike Legos, however, there are only 20 different types of amino acids available to build a ...

Protein modification discovery opens cancer therapy possibilities

A research team led by Purdue University's W. Andy Tao has discovered a new type of protein modification related to cellular ...
C&EN

Protein-RNA cross-linking could make CRISPR more effective

Atlanta—ACS Spring 2026, a meeting of the American Chemical Society, began with a flurry of talks early Sunday morning. During a session hosted by the Division of Biochemistry and Chemical Biology ...
technologynetworks

AI Models for Protein Function Prediction

AI protein function prediction is reshaping how laboratories approach protein annotation, hypothesis generation, and translational research. As sequencing technologies continue to outpace experimental ...
EurekAlert!

USTC develops deep learning model to predict protein conformational changes

Recently, the research team of Prof. WANG Qian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. BAI Fang from ShanghaiTech University ...