Proteins

Proteins are polymers of amino acids, and they do all sorts of incredible things. They give structure to living things, carry messages and molecules around our bodies, support the immune system and catalyse chemical reactions, and they are used widely in industry and medicine too. In these articles, we explore proteins and discover how they are involved in all kinds of processes in humans and other organisms.

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Signalling

Proteins are involved in many complex systems – controlling our growth, hunger and sugar in our blood.

Defence and survival

Our immune system depends upon effective proteins, such as immunoglobulins and those involved in blood clotting. But proteins can also be agents of harm to our cells, including venom and prions, or provide...

Lysozyme

Explore the structure of lysozyme, and understand why protein folding is so important.

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