Cell death is rarely a tidy affair, but a newly proposed framework argues that one recently identified form of lytic cell ...

The cells of higher organisms such as mammals, flies and fungi enclose their genetic material in a nucleus. A nuclear ...

Cryo-EM structures reveal that the ER membrane protein complex and the Spf1 ATPase form a conserved supercomplex that ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...

To sense their environment and respond accordingly, cells enlist membrane proteins as communication hubs, receiving molecular ...

Certain cells, commonly called excitable cells, are unique because of their ability to generate electrical signals. Although ...

Immune cells are the elite athletes of the human body. While other cells stay in place, immune cells travel throughout our bodies, squeezing through small channels, stretching themselves, sampling the ...

Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, adjusting the permeability of the membrane can improve drug delivery. Adding ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have engineered a synthetic protein capable of binding to Toll-like receptor 4 within the cell ...

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Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment. However, evidence has recently emerged suggesting that these membranes do ...