From the fluid mosaic model to tight junctions, cell membranes are the ultimate gatekeepers of life. They manage what comes in and out, maintain balance, and even signal to other cells. Understanding ...

A team of researchers studied the properties of membranes to understand how these cellular structures influenced the chemistry of life on Earth as it began. How life arose remains a looming question ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called junctions. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

Cells contain a plethora of structurally diverse lipid species, which are unevenly distributed across the different cellular membrane compartments. Some of these lipid species require vesicular ...

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a semi-clear membrane that can form over your retina’s inner surface. It often causes minimal symptoms, but some people have vision loss or distorted vision. Your retina ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Physiologically relevant in vitro models of the human outer retina are required to ...

The spatiotemporal compartmentalization of membrane-associated glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) on the cell surface regulates their biological activities. These GPI-APs occupy ...

Symptomatic limitations in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may occur because of diastolic dysfunction with resultant elevated left ventricular filling pressures, cardiac output limitation to ...