Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as "guardians" of mitochondria, small ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as “guardians” of mitochondria, small ...

The research indicates that the limitations on the size of proteins has been a crucial trigger in the development of life ...

Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger RNA – a prerequisite for protein synthesis in the cell. The poorly ...

Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, ...

Cell architecture is dictated by the systems that control the size, number, position and shape of individual organelles. Organelle size can be controlled by molecular rulers, quantal synthesis of ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. The globo-series glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are unique glycolipids exclusively ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. A team of biologists headed by Professor Dr.