Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

A selective protein degradation system known as Golgi membrane-associated degradation (GOMED), which identifies and removes ...

Cells that are about to die send a signal to an executioner protein, but sometimes, those cells can fight back and regenerate ...

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

Most cell surface proteins did not. But 16 did, including two found in the human dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra, a ...

The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and ...

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

BK and CaV1.3 channels interact early during biogenesis, assembling intracellularly before membrane localization, indicating coordinated processes for functional coupling.

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...