A new class of molecules capable of killing the cancer cells that are refractory to standard treatments and responsible for recurrence has just been developed. This crucial advance in the fight ...

Lipids are the fatty molecules that make up cellular membranes, creating a protective barrier that regulates what enters and ...

Membrane biophysics is the study of the physical principles governing biological membranes, including lipid-raft formation ... decipher the transporter structure and suggest an antiport mechanism ...

BP1 is a key player in DNA repair and together with BRCA1 regulate selection of DNA double strand break repair mechanisms. Localization of DNA repair factors to sites of DNA damage by 53BP1 is ...

Tobacco-based products, including e-cigarettes, have gained popularity as perceived safer alternatives to traditional smoking despite their addictive nature. However, emerging evidence shows that ...

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization ...

Structure and dynamics of asymmetric membranes In this session we will seek to obtain physicochemical insights from lipid-only plasma membrane mimics ... a PhD student actively undertaking a PhD ...

The team concluded that certain details in the structures and composition of lipids decide which proteins can exist with them. Going a step further, the researchers have suggested that membrane ...

Integral membrane protein structure determination traditionally requires ... 4) It seems likely that associated molecular partners such as small molecules, lipids, and other proteins that normally ...

This chemical conversion ... of spermatozoa membrane glycerophospholipids after different timepoints a of inclusion of hemp oil. Conversely, an elevated ω6/ω3 ratio has been associated with increased ...

The team published its findings in Cell Chemical Biology ... On one hand, they bind to membrane lipids, destabilizing the bacterial membrane. Additionally, they inhibit two enzymes involved ...