Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)—commonly known as bad cholesterol—have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor ...

The structure and function of key prokaryotic cell structures. Prokaryotes have ribosomes but they are smaller and structurally simpler than those in eukaryotic cells. These non-membrane-bound ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...

It has been a few years since AI began successfully tackling the challenge of predicting the three-dimensional structure of ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have identified ancient proteins that may help explain how the first complex cells evolved from simpler ones over 1.5 billion years ago, Israel's Ben-Gurion ...

Here, we use a synthetic amphiphile to modulate the membrane mechanical properties of cell-derived vesicles and probe channel activation. Using precise membrane mechanical characterization approaches ...

Studying them is challenging because the proteins must be embedded in lipid bilayers to retain their native structure ... studying membrane proteins either involve expression in cell-based ...

Topological confinement by a membrane anchor suppresses phase separation into protein aggregates: Implications for prion diseases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 122 (1 ...

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from invading tissues.

It is essential for bioenergetics (ATP, GTP), metabolic regulation through glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, intercellular signaling pathways, cell proliferation (as part of DNA ... such as ...