The proposal of functional rafts in eukaryotic membranes 1 prompted a period of extensive research, revealing many physiological contexts that appear to use this mechanism of membrane organization for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 -- A cell's plasma membrane forms a protective barrier, separating its inner contents from the outside environment. There is a pressing need to better understand the ...

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle technology that can be used to stabilize membrane proteins so that their structure can be studied in a lipid environment. The method makes it possible to ...

Researchers have developed a detailed computational model of the soybean plasma membrane that provides new structural insight at the molecular level, which may have applications for studying membrane ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Cholesterol is an essential component in the plasma membranes of animals with multiple effects on the physical properties of membranes ...

Membrane microdomains have an important role in many cellular processes, including cell migration, vesicle trafficking, organizing membrane protein assemblies, and pathogen uptake. Our research group ...

Cell division is a fundamental process of life, producing two cells from one single cell at each cell division. During animal development, a fertilized egg divides many times, increasing the number of ...