Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in.

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

The KIST research team finally created an artificial cell membrane that can be kept stable for over 50 days by filling the outside of a three-dimensional double-layered BCP structure with a porous ...

Homeostatic membrane tension constrains cancer cell dissemination by counteracting BAR protein assembly. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26156-4 Cite This Page : ...

Disabling mERα in female mice reduced cortical bone mass, the dense outer layer of bones that provides strength and ...

The cell membrane is the cell's outermost line of defense against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 disease.

Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

Learn how cell-free protein synthesis helps researchers overcome the challenges of traditional membrane protein production ...