All cells evolved from a common ancestor and use the same kinds of carbon-based molecules. Learn how cell function depends on a diverse group of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and sugars.

Both types of membranes have a specialized structure that ... about 20 percent of the lipids in animal cell plasma membranes. However, cholesterol is not present in bacterial membranes or ...

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization ...

Lipids in cell membranes regulate the activity of a cancer-linked protein, cell biologists at RIKEN have discovered. This ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome ...

New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood cancers.

Genetics methods could slow down or alter the organelle’s structure in days ... them to wield control over the rest of the cell without venturing into the cytoplasm: namely, lipid membranes. Some ...

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This gives them a rigid structure. Supports and strengthens cell? Cell membrane Selectively permeable double layer of lipid and protein ... for antibiotic resistance Bacterial cell ...

Felix Deschner, Dietrich Mostert, Jan-Martin Daniel et al.: Natural products chlorotonils exert a complex antibacterial mechanism and address multiple targets. Cell Chemical Biology. 2025. DOI: ...