In a recent study published in Nature, researchers used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to visualize the structure and dynamics of a membrane microdomain in yeast cells. They aimed to ...

The cellular membrane controls the passage of substances in and out of the cell. Some larger cargo, such as membrane proteins ...

The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus—a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell—small, ...

solved the structure of the yeast ceramide synthase complex ... suggesting a mechanism for ceramide synthesis. All cells are encapsulated by a membrane of complex lipidic composition, and ...

Producing herbal medicines on an industrial scale is challenging. However, a team of bioengineers from Kobe University has ...

“Yeast surface display can turn yeast cells ... allowing direct interaction with substrates that would otherwise not cross the cell membrane,” Stuparević explains. “This makes them ...

The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive ... part of UVA’s Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology. “That’s why we need to understand the basics of adaptation ...

Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of Kobe University bioengineers manipulated the ...

A University team has modified yeast to produce artepillin C, a plant-derived compound with medicinal benefits, at high ...