New research challenges the view that proteins are the only key to evolution, highlighting the importance of lipids.

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

They are often called "model membranes" and are simpler versions of the more complex cell membranes. Most of what we know about how different types of lipids affect the properties of the membrane ...

The role that tiny globules of fat in the cell membrane play in regulating an important protein has been imaged on a molecular level Tiny blobs of fats, or lipids, in cell membranes regulate the ...

We show that Wag31 predominantly interacts with several membrane-associated proteins involved in lipid metabolism, cell wall synthesis and division. Native levels of Wag31 are critical for the ...

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and ...

Figure 1: A microscopy image showing the distribution of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; cyan) and PI(4,5)P 2 (magenta) in a cell membrane. Modified from Ref ...

New research finds reduced ELOVL2 enzyme activity speeds up immune cell aging and disrupts genes linked to cancer.