New database helps researchers make phosphate-substrate connections
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
It is now easier to pinpoint exactly what molecules a phosphatase – a type of protein that's essential for cells to react to their environment – acts upon in human cells, thanks to the free online database DEPOD, created by EMBL scientists. Published today in Science Signaling, the overview of interactions could even help explain unforeseen side-effects of drugs.