Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity—from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and ...

When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ...

Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular ...

In recent years, the field of immunology has increasingly focused on the role of glycolipids and sphingolipids in the differentiation and function of innate immune cells, such as macrophages, ...

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

Collaboration between researchers at the University of Geneva, Institut de biologie structurale de Grenoble, and the University of Fribourg has shown how lipids and proteins in cell membranes react in ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a ...

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers are applying fuel cell technology to new applications like sustainable energy and ...