Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...

In contrast, peptide hormones cannot enter cells and only bind to cell surface receptors. 11 The interaction between these hormones and their cell surface receptors may directly activate intracellular ...

Lipids are difficult to detect with light microscopy. Using a new chemical labeling strategy, a Dresden-based team led by André Nadler at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and ...

The Hemifusome: A Cellular Recycling Center The hemifusome is a tiny, membrane-bound organelle that functions as a recycling center inside cells. Its primary role seems to be in organizing and ...

While scientists had previously studied brain cells’ structure and function separately, “understanding how neuronal function emerges at the circuit level has been challenging, since we need to ...

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders. The existence of the organelle—which has been dubbed the ...

This study links RhoA/ROCK pathway activity to nanoscale sensing, showing how cytoskeletal tension modulates cell ...