Biological membranes of cells and their subunits (organelles) are organized into tiny regions (nanodomains) made up of fats ...

Introduction to biological membranes -- What membranes do -- Diversity of modern biological membranes -- Brief historical sketch of membrane research -- Lipids, oligomers and proteins -- Membrane ...

International research team presents new imaging technique to make lipids in cellular membranes visible and show how they are ...

The membrane that encases a biological cell is not simply a barrier; it is chock full of proteins involved in all sorts of critical biological functions. To really understand what membrane proteins ...

A set of new imaging tools now allows researchers to see how specific fat molecules, called phospholipids, are distributed ...

Membrane proteins are crucial for numerous biological processes and serve as important drug targets. For decades, scientists have relied on detergents to extract membrane proteins from cell membranes ...

Using catalytic chemistry, researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have achieved dynamic control of artificial membranes, enabling life-like membrane behavior. By employing an artificial ...

A new study by Professor José Villalaín, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), provides a detailed description of how nymphaeol A - a compound ...

How could geological processes have favored the emergence of life on Earth? A study published in Nature Communications ...

Horne et al. used a technique called cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of the efflux pumps. This typically involves producing the proteins in large quantity, extracting them from the ...