Researchers at Umeå University have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 variant omicron has developed a stronger binding to human ...

Physical methods, such as electroporation or particle bombardment, involve rapidly changing the cell membrane to allow ... conjugation of an siRNA to the surface of the nanoparticle through ...

Membrane proteins are proteins found in cell membranes, either at the surface or on intracellular organelles. Integral membrane proteins such as receptors and ion channels span the membrane.

"These changes make the apical membrane—the top of the cell—less stiff and certain ... mice show altered architecture of the apical surface of epithelial cells and progressive hearing loss.

This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, forming a tight, constricting ring. With remarkable force, the white blood cell yanks the pathogen off the wound's surface.