Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...

SUMO (small ubiquitin-related modifier) proteins are ∼10-kD polypeptides that function as reversible post-translational protein modifiers. They form isopeptide bonds with ɛ-amino groups of acceptor ...