The chemistry of amino acid side chains is critical to protein structure because these side ... which receive chemical signals from outside the cell, but they are more similar in amino acid ...

Two pair of centrioles lie just outside the nucleus, next to each other. A centriole is a cylindrical structure within the cell that plays a part in cell reproduction. The activities within this ...

Scientists who model membrane structure and dynamics describe the ... in place within the membrane by tethers to proteins outside the cell, cytoskeletal elements inside the cell, or both.

The researchers also annotated many details on the wiring diagram, such as classifying more than 8,000 cell types across the ...

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia*) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers sometimes grow the cells in a 3D scaffold ... to form a specific structure. These hydrogels exhibited similar mechanical properties both inside and outside of cells, providing ...

We have released the egg cell's nucleus (A) outside of the egg ... and so on. This structure is now termed an embryo. Three and a half days after division begins (in mouse embryos), the ...

Can popping zits in this area cause infection and even death? Dermatologists weigh in on the viral claims, and how to take ...

A living cell is a bustling metropolis, with countless molecules and proteins navigating crowded spaces in every direction.

A new immune structure found in liver tumors could improve treatment for liver cancer patients. These structures are linked ...

The AI tool AlphaFold has been improved so that it can now predict the shape of very large and complex protein structures.

A team has re-engineered immune cells with a light-activated switch that modulates protein function and cellular behavior. When exposed to blue light, the cells change shape, infiltrating solid tumors ...