Proteins have specific biological functions in cells through conformational changes and interactions. Therefore, precise, in ...

The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

How drugs get into the blood Date: April 14, 2023 Source: ETH Zurich Summary: Computer simulations have helped researchers understand in detail how pharmaceutically active substances cross cell ...

In a significant step toward improving targeted cancer therapy, researchers from Japan have developed a novel nanocarrier ...

Home Topics Drug Discovery Crossing the Cell Membrane Without Viruses. Crossing the Cell Membrane Without Viruses May 14, 2025. ... (LNPs) for delivery to the cells of interest.

A research team reports that molecules believed to be much too large to diffuse across the cell membrane can enter with help from a family of membrane proteins (Science 2022, DOI: 10.1126/science ...

Researchers create nanomachines using metal and polyphenols, which enhance targeted intracellular delivery of antibodies for ...

Bearing three alcohol groups, glycerol is a basic building block for the cell membrane. (Other components include fatty acids and small charged molecules.) And not just in E. coli.

The discovery that internal viscosity plays a crucial role in membrane behavior adds to the understanding of how cells function, with potential implications for biomedical applications such as drug ...

The cell membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, with inner and outer layers of fatty molecules (phospholipids, cholesterol, and glycolipids) oriented in opposite directions.