Scientists at the VIB–VUB Center for Structural Biology have uncovered a counterintuitive principle that could reshape how ...

Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) represent a crucial component of the innate immune response against a broad spectrum of viral pathogens. Central to cellular defence, these proteins ...

New findings by Taiwanese researchers on the behavior of cancer cells could pave the way for more precise treatments with fewer side effects. A research team at the National Health Research Institutes ...

Located at the cellular interface, membrane proteins play critical regulatory roles in the signaling between a cell and its interacting environment, making them popular and ideal drug targets.

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are expressed on the surface of cells and regulate a range of important functions. Because they are involved in so many sensory and physiological processes, ...