Myelinating cells, oligodendrocytes in the CNS and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system produce an enormous amount of plasma membrane during the myelination process, making them particularly ...

Inside cells, there exists an extensive system of canals known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which consists of membrane-encased tubes that are partially broken down as needed—for instance in case ...

New research led by Prof Edward Avezov (UK DRI at Cambridge) reveals how the architecture of the cell’s transport network, the endoplasmic reticulum, can go awry and lead to problems with signalling ...

Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these added golden years are not spent in good health. Aging is a natural part of ...

The endoplasmic reticulum is the protein-making factory within cells consisting of tightly stacked sheets of membrane studded with the molecules that make proteins. Now, researchers have refined a new ...

Aberrant proteins are extremely harmful to cells. Such proteins can originate from mutations, unbalanced subunit synthesis, damaging conditions (for example, oxidation) and also as a side product of ...

The body's organs are in constant communication. Fat tissue tells the liver when to store or release energy, the immune ...

The body's cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds – with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the gap and the organization of cell-internal structures, a new study reveals ...