This work shows that, depending on conditions, small membrane regions can stabilize various lipids to trigger specific cellular responses. These discoveries, published in the journal Nature, confirm ...

but the monolayer lipid membrane of LDs has not been extensively studied due to the lack of suitable molecular probes. Here, the authors report an LD membrane labelling pro-probe called LDM ...

Scientists believe that simple molecules of short fatty chains of fewer than 10 carbon-carbon bonds (complex fatty chains can ...

Noting that modern cell membranes are all made of lipids, the researchers wondered if the first cell membranes might have been made of lipids as well—and if that was the case, how they might ...

The body uses lipids as an energy store, as insulation and to make cell membranes. My name's Raj. I make and sell ice-cream in my ice-cream parlours. In order to make ice-cream, you need three ...

They introduced fats that react to light ("photoswitchable lipids"). Dimova and her team observed how the membranes behaved .

Importantly, we aim to probe membrane protein structure and function in more native environments, thereby bridging gaps in knowledge between in vitro studies and in vivo models. Diver, M.M., Lin King, ...

This work appears in Nature Chemistry. Life on Earth requires lipid membranes – the structure of a cell that houses its interior mechanics and acts as a scaffold for many biological reactions.