Dual brake on transport protein prevents cells from exploding
The structure of ABC transporter OpuA was determined in five conformational states. The conformation in...
Dynamic risk management in cell populations
Dynamic risk management by cell populations. In the absence of environmental signals, uncertainty about the...
Scientists can now scoop contents of individual cells from their local environment
A microfluidic chip with individual droplets shown in different colors. Each droplet contains material from...
Sugar-coated viral proteins hijack and hitch a ride out of cells
3D structure of human endo-α-mannosidase (MANEA), with a sugar bound. Credit: Łukasz F. Sobala Researchers...
How cell processes round up and dump damaged proteins
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new paper with results that senior author Eric Strieter...
Near-atomic ‘maps’ reveal structure for maintaining pH balance in cells
Cryo-EM images of proton-activated chloride channel (PAC). Credit: Dr. Wei Lü, Van Andel Institute For...
Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry, new study finds
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red),...
SPOTlight supercharges cell studies
Rice graduate student Jihwan (James) Lee and François St-Pierre of Baylor College of Medicine and...
Discovery of pH-dependent ‘switch’ in interaction between pair of protein molecules
Upper panel: the different interaction sites observed by NMR under different pH conditions. Lower panel:...
Fats fighting back against bacteria
The team at IMB included Dr Bernhard Steiner and Dr Ronan Kapetanovic. Credit: Institute for...