A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

When the cell’s recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

In a study published in Science, researchers have resolved, for the first time, the high-resolution crystal structure of the ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

Cathepsin B belongs to a family of lysosomal cysteine proteases (enzymes that break down proteins) present inside the cell.

Autophagy is a process by which cellular material is degraded by lysosomes or vacuoles and recycled. Several autophagy pathways operate within a cell, including macroautophagy, microautophagy and ...