In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an important turning point. The so-called plasma membrane lets cells control ...

Researchers have shown that the formation of biological condensates affects cellular activity far beyond their immediate vicinity. The results show that they may be a previously missing mechanism by ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes, regulating ...

Lipid molecules form the membranes that organize cellular biochemistry in all domains of life. Imaging approaches have been developed to visualize different types of lipid at subcellular scales and ...

A recent study by the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn and the University of Freiburg shows that the ...

Researchers discovered that the mitochondrial MIM complex influences lipid droplet accumulation in yeast cells through ...

E-mail: thbecker@uni-bonn.de Sandra Heinen et al.: Mitochondria contact lipid droplets through the mitochondrial import complex binding to lipid metabolism enzyme Ayr1; Nature Cell Biology; DOI: ...

The powerhouse of the cells – known as mitochondria – appear to be able to influence the number of lipid droplets in the cell. A mechanism that is ...

But when the Johns Hopkins team examined cancer cells grown in the lab, they found that energy-generating enzymes gather and move as waves on the cell membrane, suggesting a more fine-tuned energy ...

In medical applications, nanotechnology advancements have positioned nanodiscs as valuable tools for diagnosing and treating various diseases. These disc-shaped particles can preserve membrane ...