They are often anchored in place within the membrane by tethers to proteins outside the cell, cytoskeletal elements inside the cell, or both. What Do Membranes Do? Cell membranes serve as barriers ...

In this interview Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog speaks about the nanomechanics of living cells and their implications for ...

Additionally, the new probe is coated with a lipid bilayer, which merges with the cell's membrane to allow the tip to penetrate into living cells and get an inside view of its molecular actions ...

Animals, plants and many other living organisms inhale oxygen to "burn" (oxidize) compounds like sugar into CO2 and water—a ...

Scientists in Basel revealed that energy-producing proteins in mitochondria form large supercomplexes, boosting ATP ...

Artificial cells using riboswitch-gene fusion in liposomes produce fluorescent proteins when detecting specific targets.

Bacteria have lots of tricks up their sleeve that help them survive inside cells. One strategy that chlamydia uses is to form protective "bubbles," called inclusions, which fuse their membranes ...

Nucleus Carries genetic information and controls what happens inside the cell Plant and animal cells Mitochondria Where respiration takes place, releasing energy for the cell Plant and animal ...

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through ... Energy is provided by the breakdown of ATP inside the cell. This diagram shows molecules moving from ...