A receptor-triggered peptide self-assembly strategy converts monomeric hapten conjugates into multivalent antibody-recruiting ...

The Intracellular Quality Control Project at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science has identified a molecular ...

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, ...

To sense their environment and respond accordingly, cells enlist membrane proteins as communication hubs, receiving molecular ...

Scientists have often thought of cells as small, bustling cities with parts that resemble factories, power grids and shipping ...

Cellular membranes are dynamic interfaces whose mechanical properties have emerged as central regulators of fundamental processes such as migration, morphogenesis and signal transduction. Membrane ...

Scientists at Scripps Research have engineered a synthetic protein capable of binding to Toll-like receptor 4 within the cell ...

Membrane potential creates the foundational electrical charge difference that allows human brain cells to function and send ...

Hello, I'm Scat.Last time, we thought about the state and quality of cells, starting from the question of what a "good cell" ...

Researchers have figured out a missing piece of the puzzle of how human cells detect invading viruses and mount an immune ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The bottom of the ocean is cold, dark, and under extreme pressure. It is not a place suited to the physiology of us surface dwellers: At ...

A new review maps how membrane engineering, noble-free catalysts and alternative alcohol fuels are pushing direct alcohol fuel cells toward commercial reality.