Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This ...

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell ...

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the structural basis for the restriction of hepatitis B virus (HBV) entry in macaques, ...

New research challenges traditional views on axon structure, presenting a "pearls-on-a-string" model where action potential ...

In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, ...

The lab of Hassane Mchaourab, director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics and professor of ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes ... The authors show cryo-electron microscopy structures of the human high-affinity sodium–dicarboxylate cotransporter, responsible ...

Nanoscopy technology can drive biological discovery not just with imagery, but also with meaningful quantitative data.

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 ...

A new study by EMBL’s Duss Group sheds light on the dynamic interactions between two essential cellular processes – ...

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