To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

A selective protein degradation system known as Golgi membrane-associated degradation (GOMED), which identifies and removes ...

Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the cell, transmitting signals, speeding up reactions and helping neighboring ...

Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...

Located at the cellular interface, membrane proteins play critical regulatory roles in the signaling between a cell and its interacting environment, making them popular and ideal drug targets.

Cellular membrane proteins play important roles in cellular transport, signaling, and cell-to-cell communication. Malfunction in membrane proteins can lead to serious diseases, such as cancer. However ...

Membrane proteins are essential for fundamental biological processes, and are important for drug discovery, understanding disease mechanisms, and advancing structural biology. Their intricate roles in ...

Electricity has always been central to how life works, from the firing of neurons to the beating of the heart, but new ...