Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment. However, evidence has recently emerged suggesting that these membranes do ...

Collaboration between researchers at the University of Geneva, Institut de biologie structurale de Grenoble, and the University of Fribourg has shown how lipids and proteins in cell membranes react in ...

Cell membranes are more than just barriers—they are dynamic, multifunctional structures essential for life. From controlling ...

How do cells know when to activate or slow down their activity? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) provides new ...

A research team headed by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has examined how the transport protein Rrm4 acts as a highly precise logistics expert in the fungus Ustilago maydis. Due to its ...

As we age, our ability to maintain healthy blood and a strong immune system gradually declines, largely because hematopoietic ...