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Cell Membranes
At physiological temperatures, cell membranes are fluid; at cooler temperatures, they become gel-like. Scientists who model membrane structure ... which are like molecular zip codes that specify ...
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The functions of cell organelles
Fluid enclosed by the cell membrane, containing organelles and ribosomes Location of many chemical reactions All cell types Mitochondria?-shaped structures found in ? Location where aerobic ...
Scientists finally know how cells build a structure that lets them migrate
To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane into the local environment ... of hexagonal bundles of proteins that give them ...
Researchers examine protein arrangement in cell membrane that triggers programmed cell death
How can molecular structures be analyzed when the ... techniques in order to examine a protein arrangement in the cell ...
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A bacterial antiviral system detects and directly fights against infection
Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...
Fake cells get real work done
Breakthrough study in Nature Materials reveals DNA nanorafts reshape synthetic cells for controlled membrane dynamics and ...
From muscle to memory: new research uses clues from the body to understand signaling in the brain
New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals ...
Outside-In Signaling Shows a Route Into Cancer Cells
A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an “outside in” signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell. The work, published Jan. 29 in Nature Communications, reveals a new signaling mechanism ...