This simple observation is at the heart of much ... The first clues to lipid bilayer structure came from results with red blood cell membranes. The ultimate discovery that the plasma membrane ...

Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such ...

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization and protein components of a lipid-transfer complex known as LPD-3.

Sterols, such as cholesterol in our bodies or ergosterol in yeast cells, are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic ...

The idea that sequence dictates structure, which in turn ... For example, a simple census gives a sense of how many lipids surround each membrane protein, how far apart those proteins are in ...

The Hidden Language of GlycansImagine a vast molecular conversation happening within and between cells—where sugar-based structures act as sophisticated messengers carrying critical biological ...

Scientists have developed a method for analysing the structure of lipid nanoparticles that could be used to improve vaccine ...

Making ice cubes is a simple process ... Temperature and water content, as well as the novel structure of the designed lipid molecules determine the structure that the lipidic mesophase takes.

Researchers have provided a surprisingly simple explanation for the ... P contributes to the structure of the Golgi. Using a proteomic lipid binding screen, Field and colleagues identified a ...

Using this technique, known as heterodyne-detected vibrational sum frequency generation (HD-VSFG), the team has now discovered that water adopts three structures at a lipid interface containing ...