Structural Biology

Antibodies are crucial components of the immune system, and their structure is critical for their function. Predicting the three-dimensional structure of antibodies without the use of sequence homologs has been a major challenge for researchers in the field of immunology. However, a research team from the University of California, San Francisco, has developed a new…

New research from Vanderbilt University suggests that a protein involved in the production of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) works differently than previously believed. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are a type of protein that helps transport cholesterol throughout the body. HDL particles have a higher concentration of cholesterol than low-density lipoproteins. The HDL cholesterol or “good cholesterol” carries…