Cytoskeleton rearrangements promote formation of a giant structure called a GUVac that stops cells from dying when they become detached from the extracellular matrix.
Scientists are uncovering new insights into the mechanisms driving neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These fatal diseases ...
Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only later evolved to support carbon assimilation in plant cells.
Cells, the building blocks of our body, contain organelles—small structures performing crucial functions. Until recently, it was believed that organelles were always surrounded by a protective ...
Researchers have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure of synaptic vesicles, which help transport neurotransmitters in the brain. The study could inform ...
The Golgi apparatus plays a vital role in cells, modifying and sorting of thousands of proteins before their delivery to intra- and extracellular locations, and is known to exhibit a stress response ...