The cell wall surrounds the plasma membrane and provides the cell tensile strength and protection. Plant cells have some specialized properties that make them distinct from animal cells.

Scientists who model membrane structure and dynamics describe the ... membranes that surround various organelles. In such cells, the plasma membrane is part of an extensive endomembrane system ...

Discover how a structural breakthrough in the chikungunya virus is opening new avenues for antiviral drug development and ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London and the University of Fribourg have developed polymer water ...

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...

to visualize the structure and dynamics of a membrane microdomain in yeast cells. They aimed to understand how proteins and lipids work together to create a functional zone within the plasma ...

Lipids are the most abundant organic compounds found in the brain and the main component of plasma membranes of nervous cells. In addition to their architectural functions for plasma membranes, lipids ...

The glycocalyx structure is highly flexible and vulnerable ... we touch the surface of the endothelial cell, the plasma membrane, and the underlying cortical cytoskeleton. The resulting AFM ...