endoplasmic reticulum

The ribosome-associated organelle consists of tightly packed tubes, not flat sheets as previously believed, according to new super-resolution microscopy images.

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Researchers identify receptors that target the endoplasmic reticulum for degradation by autophagy in yeast and mice. 

Electron microscopy led to the first identification of what would later be known as ribosomes.

Nobel Laureate Christian de Duve discusses the impact of George Palade’s work on ribosomes.

Membrane twists connect stacked endoplasmic reticulum sheets.

There’s beauty in a cell’s marriage of structure and function.

A chemical prevalent in the bear gallbladder abates a cellular stress response and stalls the progression of type 1 diabetes in rodents.

The first electron microscope to peer into an intact cell ushers in the new field of cell biology.

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Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.

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