Ubiquitin is a protein that is present throughout cellular tissues in eukaryotic organisms which plays a regulatory role in the processes of other proteins and is a versatile molecular signal. First ...

In October 2004, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hersko, and Irwin Rose "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein ...

Scientists believe that in late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Aβ clearance slows, causing the protein to accumulate in plaques. In the September 22 Nature Communications, researchers led by Michael ...

There is no known cure for Huntington's disease. A genetic mutation creates harmful proteins that accumulate and cause the disease's typical symptoms. A team from the Department of Human Genetics at ...