In eukaryotes, genomic DNA, which is a very long double helix containing all the genetic information, wraps around a globular protein called a histone and folds it many times before being contained ...

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of cell surface receptor proteins in mammals, transduce a vast diversity of signals into appropriate cellular responses and control a broad ...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased cardiovascular risk compared with the general population, which is driven, at least in part, by mechanisms that are uniquely associated ...

One of the main goals of proteomics is to unravel the many modifications important for biological activity. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) extend the range of protein function by attaching it ...