has uncovered a novel mechanism of shape determination in bacteria that is based on the direct influence of outer membrane ...

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller ...

1% of mitochondrial proteins are encoded by the mitochondrial genome and synthesized in the mitochondrial matrix. The translocase of the outer membrane (TOM) complex is the main entry gate used by ...

Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny scales due to complex sample preparation methods or ...

The outer membrane of mitochondria and chloroplasts has pores that allow small molecules to pass easily. The inner membrane is loaded with the proteins that make up the electron transport chain ...

has now used new in vitro and cell culture models to show that a lipid anchor on the outer membrane of nerve cells inhibits the aggregation of the prion protein. "Understanding the mechanisms that ...

In a new study, a team led by medical researchers at The Ohio State University determined that these vesicles contain an ion channel -- a protein ... the protective outer membrane, a necessary ...