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

There are huge gaps in what we know about sperm, from how they navigate to why sperm counts are tumbling. The BBC unravels ...

In vivo, SlikCCD enhances cytoneme formation in one epithelial layer of the wing disc to promote cell proliferation in an adjacent layer. Finally, this function relies on the STRIPAK complex, which ...

Epithelial wound healing in Drosophila involves the formation of multinucleate cells surrounding the wound. We show that autophagy, a cellular degradation process often deployed in stress responses, ...

BACKGROUND: Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion disrupts plasma membrane integrity and induces various types of programmed cell death. The ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) proteins, ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Understanding how carnitine transporters regulate sperm motility and hormone production could unlock new ...

TEX38 stabilizes and localizes ZDHHC19 to the plasma membrane of cultured cells and vice versa, consolidating their interdependence. Mice deficient in ZDHHC19 or harboring a C142S mutation that ...

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 ...

Scientists have decoded a protein from sea-urchin sperm that's also found in other animals, including humans, raising a new potential avenue for treating male infertility and developing male birth ...

Study: Impact of Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Vesicles on Sperm Function. Image Credit: SciePro / Shutterstock.com Introduction Most MRTIs are caused by bacteria including Staphylococcus ...

Flow stimulates PC-1/PC-2 clusters in the plasma membrane of endothelial cells, leading to Ca2+ influx, NOS, SK channel, and IK channel activation, vasodilation, and a reduction in blood pressure.