Lipids, or fats, are essential to life. They form the membranes around cells, protecting them from the outside. In nature, ...

The myelin lamella is formed by fusion of the apposed inner leaflets of the plasma membrane in glial cells, with no intervening cytoplasm (Figure 1B). Depending on the location, different glial ...

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

In a new Nature Communications study, scientists have developed a novel method for artificial cells to interact with their ...

E. coli with engineered cell membranes have enhanced catalysis capabilities which reduce energy use and make production more sustainable.

"Crucially, GCE makes it possible to obtain information about these proteins directly from living cells—information ... Tools and Their Application to Membrane Protein Studies, Chemical Reviews ...

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...

A new approach to elucidate the operation and control of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells is being developed. A global reactor engineering approach is applied to PEM fuel cells to ...