A database containing the predicted structures of nearly every known protein on Earth has grown even larger and become more useful for understanding how the building blocks of life work together. For ...

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their ...

When resources such as amino acids or the cell's capacity to build proteins fluctuate—e.g., after eating, during stress, or in the presence of certain drugs—this balance can shift. And yet, cells ...