With climate change exacerbating drought conditions, scientists in Japan have identified a hidden player in plant survival: myosin XI. This ...

Motor proteins and other microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) increase the versatility of the individual microtubules, transforming unitary tubules into architecturally complex assemblies.

Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

When it’s time to clean up, it couldn’t be easier ― just fill the blender jar halfway with water and a few drops of soap, and ...

Motor protein structure describes the structure of molecular motors capable of moving along a cytoskeletal filament. In many cases, motor proteins transport cargo in a particular direction along ...

In the complex world of neuroscience, Huntington's disease remains a cruel mystery. It slowly strips away a person’s ability ...

Costco sells house-brand motor oil under the Kirkland Signature label it uses for many other products. Does this oil pass the ...

The protein is linked to a type of muscular dystrophy Jennifer Jahncke, Ph.D. (left), a postdoctoral scholar working in the ...

Tau protein is essential for microtubule stability and neuronal function. The protein’s disfunction is linked to several ...