How large, fully folded proteins can pass through cell membranes without destroying them has long been one of the open ...

Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of ...

Protein molecules are found embedded in the two layers of phospholipids. Membrane proteins have a wide variety of functions. Some allow a cell to respond to specific chemical signals from other cells, ...

Every time a white blood cell engulfs a bacterium, a neuron extends a projection to connect with a neighboring cell, or when a cancer cell forcefully squeezes through tissue to spread, the cell must ...

Living cells constantly exchange ions (i.e., charged particles) via the thin barrier that surrounds their interior, known as ...

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have shed new light on the location and function of ...

All cells are encapsulated by a lipid membrane that facilitates their interactions with the environment. How cells manage diverse mixtures of lipids, which dictate membrane property and function, is ...

Developing physical methods to modulate biomolecular clusters and condensates on cell membranes is of great importance for understanding physiological and pathological processes as well as for ...

A new single-protein analysis technique gives researchers an unprecedented ability to study proteins called scramblases, ...

The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how ...