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membrane proteins, cell & molecular biology

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Image of the Day: Amoeba Nibbles
Chia-Yi Hou | May 2, 2019 | 1 min read
A pathogenic amoeba species ingests parts of human cells and steals human cell membrane proteins to display on its own surface.
New Technologies Shed Light on Caveolae
Ben Nichols | Jun 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
The functions of the cellular invaginations identified more than half a century ago are now beginning to be understood in detail.
Infographic: Caveolae Form and Function
Ben Nichols | May 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers interrogate the cavernous structures on the surface of cells to better understand how they affect membrane function.
Pushing Boundaries
Anna Azvolinsky | Dec 1, 2016 | 8 min read
Applying physics, chemistry, and cell biology, Satyajit Mayor seeks to understand how cell membranes work.
Video: Cells, Skin Deep
The Scientist | Nov 30, 2016 | 1 min read
Profilee Satyajit Mayor discusses his explorations of cell membranes, which are helping to update the classical fluid mosaic model of dynamic cellular boundaries.
Crystal Structure, Murky Function
Ruth Williams | Jan 29, 2015 | 3 min read
Scientists have determined the crystal structures of bacterial translocator proteins, but their functions remain unclear.
Key Osmotic Channel Protein Identified
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Apr 10, 2014 | 3 min read
A little-studied protein appears to be a critical part of the perplexing channel that prevents cells from bursting.
Synthetic Peptide Fools Immune System
Dan Cossins | Feb 21, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers have created a molecule that helps nanoparticles evade immune attack and could improve drug delivery.
 
Plant RNAs Found in Mammals
Cristina Luiggi | Sep 20, 2011 | 3 min read
MicroRNAs from plants accumulate in mammalian blood and tissues, where they can regulate gene expression.
String Theory
Richard P. Grant | Aug 1, 2011 | 3 min read
New types of biological filaments are turning up in yeast, fly, bacterial cells and in rat neurons, and they may yield clues to how the cytoskeleton evolved from metabolically active enzymes.
Scientist to Watch
Alison McCook | Jul 1, 2011 | 3 min read
“This is my trophy,” says biologist Michael Edidin, walking across his office at Johns Hopkins University to pick up two oversized clock hands, once part of the stately clock tower that still stands on the Baltimore campus. 
An Insoluble Problem?
Robert Michael Stroud | May 26, 2011 | 4 min read
The challenges of crystallizing membrane proteins—and how they’re being overcome.
The Movement of Goods Around the Cell
Patricia Bassereau and Bruno Goud | Apr 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
A biologist and a physicist collaborate on a decade-long exploration of the physical parameters of membrane traffic in eukaryotic cells.
Optical Tweezers
Patricia Bassereau and Bruno Goud | Apr 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Institut Curie researchers Bruno Goud, a biologist, and Patricia Bassereau, a physicist, talk about their fruitful, decade-long collaboration exploring the physics of membrane trafficking in a Skype interview conducted by Associate Editor Richard P. Grant.
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