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 prokaryotes, ...

Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These ...

Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment. However, evidence has recently emerged suggesting that these membranes do ...

Automated, detergent-free purification preserves native membrane protein structure while supporting more reliable target ...

Tests in mice with severe infections showed that the nanodiscs reduced the amount of fungus in major organs and improved survival rates.

New progress in a long-standing debate about the nature of biological cell membranes could be made by considering which aspects of the membrane can be captured in simplified simulations. Even after 60 ...

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 ...

Researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell. The findings lead to a deeper ...

A team from the University of Bonn and the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) has discovered a previously ...

Immune-inspired nanodiscs attacked Candida albicans by damaging fungal membranes. The discs used macrophage membranes to ...