EMBL scientists have improved a protein analysis technique, significantly expanding its use and making it 100 times faster.

By fusing enzyme fragments to antibodies, researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, in Japan, developed an innovative enzyme switch called "Switchbody," which is activated when bound to its ...

The ability to alter proteins to refine control over binding affinity and specificity can create tailored therapeutics with reduced side effects, highly sensitive diagnostic tools, efficient ...

Water is everywhere – it covers the major part of Earth, circulates in the human body, and is found even in the smallest ...

Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely used as a biomarker for bacterial infection, but its biological function remains ...

Mutations in or mislocalization of RNA-binding proteins, such as TDP-43 and FUS, are linked to protein aggregation in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Now, researchers led by ...

HT-PELSA (high-throughput peptide-centric local stability assay), a new tool developed by EMBL researchers, speeds up sample ...

Various approaches to such protein redesign have drawbacks. Traditional methods include time-consuming trial and error efforts, and many models in the emerging field ...