Living cells and tissues show a high capacity to absorb various chemical compounds from the surrounding environment.

A cell protein previously believed only to provide a scaffolding for DNA has also been shown to directly influence DNA transcription into RNA – the first step of the process by which an organism’s ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder associated with a progressive decline in memory and ...

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that a protein which mediates the transport of alkali metal ions, ...

Department of Chemistry and HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Metallomics for Health and Environment, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. China ...

Membrane trafficking uses membrane-bound vesicles as transport intermediaries ... identified various members of the cell polarity protein network as essential regulators of macropinocytosis ...

Cytoadhesion is facilitated by members of a protein family called 'P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane ... its transport at different points as it moves to the surface of red blood cells.

"But having both a bilayer-forming lipid, which provides the basic structure for the cell membrane, and a non-bilayer-forming lipid, such as cholesterol, which adds stability, seems to be a ...