Lipids, or fats, are essential to life. They form the membranes around cells, protecting them from the outside. In nature, ...

A research team has identified an essential mechanism in fat cells (adipocytes) that enables them to enlarge safely to store ...

Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy-intensive biosynthetic pathway, and the production of the building blocks for membrane phospholipids is precisely regulated to match the rate of cell division.

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

This work shows that, depending on conditions, small membrane regions can stabilize various lipids to trigger specific cellular responses. These discoveries, published in the journal Nature, confirm ...

Cardiomyocytes consist of a complex membrane system that is subjected to high mechanical stress during heart muscle contractions. The so-called T-tubule network within the cells, which consists of ...

This is the true powerhouse of any cell. The mitochondria produce energy for the cells! Both animal and plant cells have endoplasmic reticulum. This membrane helps form networks, and synthesize ...

Here, we explored the transporters responsible for intestinal citrate absorption at the basolateral membrane, focusing on highly expressed orphan transporters in the small intestine as candidates.

The hydrophilic membrane allows water to pass through, while the hydrophobic membrane allows oil to pass through. As the oil and water mixture are pumped through the chamber, small oil droplets ...