Proteins are the end products of the decoding process that starts with the information in cellular DNA. As workhorses of the cell, proteins compose structural and motor elements in the cell, and ...

to build the three-dimensional atomic structure of large protein complexes, work recently published in Nature Communications.

Based on a protein’s three-dimensional surface structure, the algorithm designs molecules that bind specifically to the protein according to the lock- and-key principle, so they can interact ...

which are linked together by peptide bonds and folded into specific three-dimensional structures. Proteins have four levels of structure: primary (amino acid sequence), secondary (local folding ...

The human body contains proteins that are designed to protect us from cancerous growths. Like most proteins, to do their job properly, these “guardians” have to fold into a specific three-dimensional ...

At a basic level, proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids. These chains often create helices, pleats, and folds to form a three-dimensional structure. Multiple proteins can also bond ...

so different proteins have different three-dimensional shapes. The three-dimensional shape of a protein determines its function. This is because proteins form attachments and interact with many ...