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

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

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

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

Estrogen plays an important role in keeping bones healthy. Now, researchers investigated how membrane-initiated estrogen ...

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 ...

Learn how cell-free protein synthesis helps researchers overcome the challenges of traditional membrane protein production ...

The Chemical Looping Diagram parameter screen gives an overview of the chemical looping system. It does not contain any numbers and is strictly for reference. One of three diagrams is shown, depending ...

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 ...

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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 ...

National 5 Cell structure The functions of cell organelles Cells are microscopic building blocks of unicellular and multicellular living organisms.