Sterols are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic cells, yet are synthesized through notoriously long, complex metabolic pathways. Researchers have used a novel approach to show how they ...

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.

Structural studies of membrane proteins historically have relied almost exclusively on first removing membrane proteins from the membrane with dispersive agents like detergents. But dispersive agents ...

From these individual membrane results, a methodology was formulated to select component membranes for BPM fabrication, primarily considering their transport characteristics. Three BPMs were ...

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea ...

i.e., cell-to-cell, transport and the long-distance, i.e., systemic, transport. The local movement of the virus begins following the initial infection, translation, and replication. This cell-to-cell ...

Coimbra Chemistry Center, Institute of Molecular Sciences (CQC-IMS), University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal ...

Aquaporins are proteins that rapidly transport water across cell membranes while excluding salt. They are critical for maintaining the right balance of water inside and outside cells and for ...