Bacterial membranes consist of proteins that are ... are required to optimize membrane function. However, bacteria are often subjected to abrupt changes, for example in temperature and organic ...

Peripheral membrane proteins, for example some signalling proteins, are tethered by an anchor, via a fatty acid, prenyl group, glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) or a hydrophobic protein patch.

Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red ...

Climate change is shifting the seasons, pushing crop plants to their limits. For example, sudden frost episodes in late ...

A new gene-editing tool enables precise study of the variable proteins that allow malaria parasites to stick to red blood cells and evade the immune system.

A novel research tool uncovers the mechanisms behind how malaria-infected red blood cells adhere to blood vessel walls, ...

Researchers from the NeuroEngineering Laboratory at the University of Liège have revealed a fascinating brain mechanism: The ...

Dynamic, reversible modifications of DNA and RNA regulate how genes are expressed and transcribed, which can influence ...

Ramani Ramchandran, Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, investigates ciliary biomarkers for diagnosing and ...

To better understand the highly varied characteristics that enable malaria parasites to adhere to red blood cells and elude ...

Two-dimensional materials such as graphene are not only ultrathin, but also extremely sensitive. Researchers have therefore ...

Researchers developed a method to functionalize graphene using a 1-nm dielectric carbon layer, enabling capture molecules to ...