The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

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

A new study by Rice University researchers led by Jason Hafner could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol ...

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

Researchers from the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC) have uncovered the 3D structure of the membrane proteins myoferlin and dysferlin using high-resolution cryo ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

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Special proteins -- known as membrane transporters -- are key to the mobility of sperm cells. A research team has, with the aid of cryo-electron microscopy, succeeded in decoding the structure of ...

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...

In order for glycerol to clear the four-channel configuration in the cell membrane, ... Here it is surrrounded by amino acids that closely match its own structure, which is hydrophilic ("water ...