Janelia researchers have uncovered a novel way that two of the structures inside cells-the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and ...

DJ-1 is a protein with wide subcellular distribution and pleiotropic functions. The loss-of-function mutations of DJ-1 are associated with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease yet the ...

When a wound on the skin creates a gap, the epithelial cells of the skin, surrounding the wound, move in a concerted fashion to close this gap. The boundaries of these gaps can have different ...

The secretory pathway comprising the ER, Golgi apparatus and plasma membrane is central in the growth and development of the eukaryotic cell. Membrane-bound and soluble molecules that are destined for ...

Paul Victor, Dhamodharan Umapathy, Leema George, Udyama Juttada, Goutham V. Ganesh, Karan Naresh Amin, Vijay Viswanathan and Kunka Mohanram Ramkumar Increasing evidence in substantiating the roles of ...

“A lot of what we’ve assumed based on the tools that we had really isn’t true,” study coauthor Craig Blackstone, a cell biologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, told ...

A team of scientists has answered a long-standing question in cell biology, uncovering how the cell’s main energy currency, ATP, is transported into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Disrupted energy ...

Established in 1926, Plant Physiology is an international journal devoted to physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, and environmental biology of plants. Plant ...

Reviewing the role, mechanisms and therapeutic implications of mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum crosstalk in CRC.

Just as folds are important in the ancient art of origami, they are also vital for the function of many proteins. Mutations in a protein associated with conditions such as seizures and autism spectrum ...