In a new study published in Cell Reports, researchers at the University of Freiburg reveal how a disordered protein segment ...

Innovative delivery techniques, including high-tech nanoparticles and electroporationdevices, may convey more gene therapies into the clinic.

Sterols, such as cholesterol in our bodies or ergosterol in yeast cells, are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic ...

Study in mice shows how a host-elicited factor benefits gut immunological homeostasis by selectively targeting commensal ceramide molecules.

A new study by Vanderbilt investigators has uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism: how tissues detect and ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that not only aid in digestion, but also play a key role in shaping our immune ...

The work tests and revises a 50-year old textbook model, known as the Bloch hypothesis, for the evolution of sterol metabolism in eukaryotic cells. The results indicate that the complexity of sterol ...