Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex life, their defining feature being the presence of membrane-bound organelles. This article details the structure of eukaryotic cells and provides ...

The KIST research team finally created an artificial cell membrane that can be kept stable for over 50 days by filling the outside of a three-dimensional double-layered BCP structure with a porous ...

However, in recent years, new techniques have allowed us to visualize cell-membrane structure and dynamics on scales that match those of studies of model membranes.

The cell membrane is one of the most important components of a cell because it separates the interior from the environment and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. In a move ...

Attaching these trapped microbeads to the cell membrane and pulling them forms a membrane tether (a string-like structure) enabling the cell membrane tension to be measured.

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...

For life to function, cell membranes must remain intact. When these fragile barriers are damaged—for instance by heat or ...

Membrane interface structure The scientists looked at how 2 nm diameter gold nanoparticles, which either had cationic or anionic groups added to their surface, interacted with the model cell membranes ...

The cell membrane is the cell's outermost line of defense against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 disease.

A team has developed segments of DNA that act as a cell membrane channel and selectively transport ions, proteins and other cargo. The DNA nanopores can be locked or opened in response to external ...