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  • What are Cathepsins (CTS)?
    Life Sciences - 15 Mar 2021
    Cathepsins are proteases, which are enzymes that are responsible for degrading proteins. There are around 12 different types of cathepsin.
  • Protein Folding
    Life Sciences - 26 Feb 2019
    Protein folding is a process by which a polypeptide chain folds to become a biologically active protein in its native 3D structure. Protein structure is crucial to its function. Folded proteins are...
  • What are Exosomes?
    Life Sciences - 26 Feb 2019
    Exosomes are vesicles, or cellular components, that exist outside of a cell.
  • What are Tau Proteins?
    Life Sciences - 20 Jul 2023
    Tau proteins are proteins that perform the function of stabilizing microtubules. These proteins are abundant in nerve cells and are present to a much lesser degree in oligodendrocytes and astrocytes....
  • What are Molecular Glues?
    Life Sciences - 30 Sep 2020
    Medical science has progressed rapidly since the 20th century. Recently, targeted drug therapies have been developed which have varying degrees of success.
  • What are NMDA Receptors?
    Life Sciences - 9 Mar 2021
    N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are ligand-gated cation channels activated by an excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate.
  • Metallobiochemistry: An Overview
    Life Sciences - 2 Dec 2020
    In this article, we explore the various applications of metallobiochemistry and define its importance in modern science.
  • What is Reticulophagy?
    Life Sciences - 16 Jun 2020
    Reticulophagy is the process responsible for the specific sequestration of components inside the endoplasmic reticulum alongside the associated ribosomes.
  • What is Apoptosis?
    Life Sciences - 10 Mar 2020
    Apoptosis is the process of controlled cellular “suicide”.
  • AMPK Signaling Pathway
    Life Sciences - 9 Mar 2020
    Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis.

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