The discovery by scientists in Cambridge and Alberta of a fifth adaptor protein - a tiny and vital component of many cells -will lay the foundations for a greater understanding of genetic disorders.
New research from scientists at the University of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for cleaning up cellular waste.
Professor Jane Clarke's laboratory was one of the first in the world to combine atomic force microscopy with protein engineering to 'visualise' the mechanical unfolding of a single protein at the molecular level.