This Discussion will explore the various facets of membrane asymmetry, bringing together experts in membrane physical chemistry, membrane biophysics, and membrane physiology. On behalf of the ...

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Bacterial physiology is a scientific discipline that ... show that the Escherichia coli nucleoid adopts a condensed, membrane-proximal configuration during rapid growth, with transcription and ...

Most drugs target membrane proteins, accessible on the surface of cells ... mechanisms of understudied transmembrane protein families with the goal of revealing critical knowledge about their roles in ...

essential for organismal development and physiology, depends on the correct formation and function of cellular interfaces. These interfaces facilitate the efficient transfer of materials and ...

More broadly the lab studies the mechanisms how cells regulate the abundance of lipids, how they store lipids to buffer fluctuation in their availability, and how these processes function in membrane ...

Benard Ogola, Augusta University. We welcome submissions of original research, reviews, and perspectives for this Research Topic, which focuses on recent developments in all aspects of sex-related ...

Physiology is the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the life-supporting functions and processes of living organisms or their parts. The study of physiology aims to understand how ...

Researchers use biocompatible polydopamine nanoparticles and near-infrared light to remotely trigger activity in neuron and ...

This study addresses the structural basis of voltage-activation of BK channels using atomistic simulations of several microseconds, to assess conformational changes that underlie both voltage-sensing ...

New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood cancers.