Researchers used a novel phosphate-activation reagent, 2-MeImIm-Cl, in an improved coupling reaction to increase the yield of ADP- or ATP-containing molecules. Unlike traditional reactions, the ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 111, No. 43 (October 28, 2014), p. 15293 (1 page) ...

A so-called "molecular chaperone", the protein Hsp70, carries out more functions in the maturation of proteins than previously thought. As the researchers have discovered, Hsp70 not only acts as a ...

Key nuclear processes in eukaryotes, including DNA replication, repair, and gene regulation, require extensive chromatin remodeling catalyzed by energy-consuming enzymes. It remains unclear how the ...

New research led by a team from the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health identified a new hormone named fabkin that helps regulate metabolism and ...

To ensure homeostasis in the brain, microglia are constantly feeling about with their finger-like processes, making sure that all is well, or sensing problems and rearing up to help. A study in ...