The most diverse functions of a cell in the human body – from cell division and differentiation to motility and programmed cell death – are controlled by signaling proteins within the cell. This ...

Dynamin is a protein that plays a central role in endocytosis—the process where cells internalize substances by wrapping them in cell membrane vesicles. For a vesicle to detach, the neck of the ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way plants fight disease by teaming up with beneficial fungi that literally ...

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

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

InduPro, Inc., a biotechnology company defining membrane protein spatial relationships to create novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced a strategic ...

Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long ...

Discover expert strategies for selecting optimal labels for single particle tracking in super-resolution microscopy ...

This important study reveals that mitotic release of an ER-microtubule tether is critical for normal mitotic progression. Manipulating CLIMP63 phosphorylation, the authors provide convincing evidence ...

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...

Cell death triggered by GPX4 loss was slowed in cell cultures and in mouse model using compounds that specifically inhibit ferroptosis.

A membrane-free solid-state reactor turns captured carbon dioxideinto clean formic acid that feeds microbes, growing ...