A pathogenic amoeba species ingests parts of human cells and steals human cell membrane proteins to display on its own surface.

Researchers interrogate the cavernous structures on the surface of cells to better understand how they affect membrane function.

The functions of the cellular invaginations identified more than half a century ago are now beginning to be understood in detail.

With multiple applications in biomedicine, the antibodies can now be made quickly, cheaply, and without the need for an alpaca or one of its relatives.

Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which the Rift Valley fever virus infects the cells of its hosts.

Applying physics, chemistry, and cell biology, Satyajit Mayor seeks to understand how cell membranes work.

Profilee Satyajit Mayor discusses his explorations of cell membranes, which are helping to update the classical fluid mosaic model of dynamic cellular boundaries.

Scientists have determined the crystal structures of bacterial translocator proteins, but their functions remain unclear.

A little-studied protein appears to be a critical part of the perplexing channel that prevents cells from bursting.

Matching up positive and negative charges on two of its subunits may allow the TatA membrane transporter to penetrate the lipid bilayer.