"But having both a bilayer-forming lipid, which provides the basic structure for the cell membrane, and a non-bilayer-forming lipid, such as cholesterol, which adds stability, seems to be a ...

Researchers try multiple means to get high-quality membrane proteins ... its first crystal structure 2. Like most scientists studying GPCRs, Kobilka uses a cell line originally derived from ...

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Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface ... The high-resolution structure of V-161 reveals its action on the Na+ transport pathway, offering new therapeutic ...

Researchers have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure ... back into cells -- inside neurons. These cages were found closer to the cell membrane than ...

The researchers were able to recreate a complete structure that includes the three key cell types in the pancreas, ... Dec. 4, 2024 — Researchers have identified Nr1h2, a critical transcription ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure of synaptic vesicles, which help transport neurotransmitters in the brain.

Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called ...

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Kanazawa University, have discovered how a protein called lamin A helps repair the protective barrier around a cell's DNA.