Researchers solve the more than 25-year-old puzzle of how proteins are sorted in the cell. A protein complex known as NAC (nascent polypeptide-associated complex) serves as a 'gatekeeper' in protein ...

Many diseases are driven by proteins interacting with each other inside cells. But blocking these interactions with drugs is difficult because typical "small-molecule" drugs often prove to be too ...

For the maintenance of our cellular functions, it is essential that proteins are transported to various destinations within the cell – referred to as "cell organelles" in analogy to the organs of our ...