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.

Figure 2: Mechanisms that reduce the mobility of membrane proteins. A different application of selective photobleaching is to enhance the imaging of dim structures in cells or in areas of the cell ...

Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, United States Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, New York, New York 10065, ...

The first step of successful infection by any intracellular pathogen relies on its ability to invade its host cell membrane. However, the detailed structural and molecular understanding underlying ...

In a recent Science article, researchers unveiled a method to kill cancer cells by sticking two proteins together to activate a gene that signals for cell death. This new method is helpful for ...

Although each organelle has a different function, they are similar in that every one is wrapped up in a membrane ... of proteins and genetic material, specifically RNA molecules, in a cell ...

Sören Brandenburg have identified a protein ... membrane system that is subjected to high mechanical stress during heart muscle contractions. The so-called T-tubule network within the cells ...

When this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists for their work in protein structure prediction and design, the decision was indicative of a zeitgeist in biotech. “[ ...

The discovery of the protein has enabled the scientists to modify its activity, allowing them to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer cells. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments ...

The new compound would have to bind two proteins which already exist in the cancerous cells, turning apoptosis back on and making the cancer kill itself. "We essentially want to have the same kind ...

The cytoskeleton provides most cells with their shape, structure, and internal organization. In turn, the cytoskeleton relies on a type of actin protein, called filamentous or F-actin. It forms ...