Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane. Peripheral membrane proteins, for example some signalling proteins, are tethered by an anchor, via a fatty acid ...

The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: ...

Breakthrough study in Nature Materials reveals DNA nanorafts reshape synthetic cells for controlled membrane dynamics and ...

But how do the proteins that form the channel make it to the plasma membrane? A research group led by Professor Junpei Takano of Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Agriculture ...

Researchers compared the effects of RNA molecules delivered by EVs with and without the membrane protein to mice with ailing hearts. Only molecules carried by EVs with ion channels were able to ...

Our laboratory uses a combination of structural biology and biophysical techniques to discover how ion channels and membrane-embedded enzymes function at the atomic level. The proteins we study are ...

By analyzing E. coli protein levels, scientists found a surplus of membrane shuttle proteins that may play a role in antibiotic resistance.

A recent study has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to autism spectrum disorders ...

Scientists at KL Krems sheds light on how a2d protein mutations affect neurodevelopmental processes: Krems, Austria Thursday, January 30, 2025, 11:00 Hrs [IST] A recent study has ...