Researchers have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure of synaptic vesicles, which help transport neurotransmitters in the brain. The study could inform ...

Researchers led by Uljana Kravčenko and her colleagues in the lab of Professor Misha Kudryashev, Group Leader of the In Situ ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane.

Electron microscopy uses a beam of electrons to illuminate ... one of the most central processes in all living cells. Here the authors show how KEOPS, a multi-subunit tRNA modifying complex ...

They created a cell with a minimal, adaptable membrane, offering a unique platform ... the cells with a minimal lipid diet under an electron microscope and saw dramatic effects on cell shape ...

This membrane is electron-transparent, and an additional electrode is placed on its surface ... Using Correlated In Situ ...

The team—led by Professor Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, who heads the Mechanoadaptation and Caveolae Biology group at the ...

GC-A is a type of single-pass transmembrane receptor protein that spans the cell membrane ... through years of dedicated biochemistry and electron microscopy work and more than 1 billion ...

A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), led by Professor Miguel Ángel del Pozo Barriuso, who heads the Mechanoadaptation and Caveolae Biology group at the CNIC, has ...

A CNIC study published in Nature Communications reveals that caveolae in adipocytes help safely store excess fat, preventing ...