Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

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A research team of the University Medical Center Mainz has succeeded in observing for the first time how G protein-coupled ...

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Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

The Clinical Center of I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) has begun performing eardrum repair procedures using tissue equivalents created from patients’ own ...

The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

Sechenov University in Moscow introduces groundbreaking cell-based technology for eardrum repair, utilizing patients' own ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...