The scientists plan to use genetically encoded multimeric nanoparticles to investigate particle movement in more complex organisms.

Cells are crowded with proteins and nucleic acids. A new study measures subcellular densities across organisms to uncover how ...

They found that the cytoplasm inside the worms was significantly more ... "This changes everything. Crowding in a cell affects any process that depends on molecule movement and interaction, including ...

In living cells, regulation of the electrochemical environment is supposed to be managed by ion channels—protein complexes that reside in cell membranes and assume definite shapes. So, it’s surprising ...

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have revealed that amyloid fibrils formed by necroptosis mediators, RIPK1 and RIPK3, don't just form within ...