The behaviour of a receptor protein can be influenced by the presence of certain lipids in the membrane it is embedded in.

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear. Research published in the Biophysical Journal shows that ...

Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell membrane (shown in blue) interact with various biological ...

Articles from a workshop entitled, The Role of biomembranes in the integrity and function of cells, held Aug. 3-6, 1982, New York City. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Romanian ...

Researchers show for the first time that engineered human plasma B cells can be used to treat a disease—specifically leukemia—in a humanized animal model. The results mark a key step in the ...

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.