Aquaglyceroporin Aqp10, a protein channel for water and glycerol, selectively permeates urea and boric acid due to its unique structural features—report researchers from Japan. By comparing and ...

Cancer cells are subjected to high mechanical pressure that leads to a rupture of the nuclear envelope when migrating through ...

Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.

Serine serves as a metabolic nexus in tumors, coordinating one-carbon metabolism, nucleotide synthesis, and redox regulation.

Nearly every cell in your body depends on mitochondria to survive and function properly. Mitochondria provide 90% of our bodies' energy, but less well-known are their roles in cellular signaling and ...

A research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako from the Materials Chemistry Frontiers Research Area at Japan Advanced ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Tunable red to green emissions in upconversion nanoparticles allow precise identification of single particles, enabling ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

Membrane proteins are crucial for numerous biological processes and serve as important drug targets. For decades, scientists ...

Researchers created a stable way to analyze membrane proteins with SPR, solving a major technical barrier and improving ...