Search
News & Opinion
Magazine
Current Issue
Archives
Features
Infographics
Top 10 Innovations
Subjects
Cancer Biology
Careers
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinical Research
Developmental Biology
Disease & Medicine
Ecology & Environment
Evolution
Genetics & Genomics
History
Immunology
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Obituaries
Paleontology
Pharma & Biotech
Policy
Profile
Publishing
Research Integrity
Techniques
Multimedia
Infographics
Sponsored Videos
Image of the Day
Sponsored Webinars
Crossword Puzzles
Sponsored Quizzes
Videos
Sponsored eBooks
TechEdge
Sponsored Infographics
Careers
Articles
Job Listings
Salary Survey
Subscribe
Home
Subjects
plasma membrane
plasma membrane
Infographic: Caveolae Form and Function
Ben Nichols | Jun 1, 2018
Researchers interrogate the cavernous structures on the surface of cells to better understand how they affect membrane function.
New Technologies Shed Light on Caveolae
Ben Nichols | Jun 1, 2018
The functions of the cellular invaginations identified more than half a century ago are now beginning to be understood in detail.
Doors and Pores
Mary Beth Aberlin | Dec 1, 2016
The awesome architecture of the gateways to the nucleus
Pushing Boundaries
Anna Azvolinsky | Dec 1, 2016
Applying physics, chemistry, and cell biology, Satyajit Mayor seeks to understand how cell membranes work.
Video: Cells, Skin Deep
The Scientist
Staff | Nov 30, 2016
Profilee Satyajit Mayor discusses his explorations of cell membranes, which are helping to update the classical fluid mosaic model of dynamic cellular boundaries.
Taking Shape
Wallace F. Marshall | Dec 1, 2013
The causes of a cell’s three-dimensional structure remain a fundamental mystery of cell biology.
The Enigmatic Membrane
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012
Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.