Everything alive is made up of cells, and what made the first cells different from chemical reactions occurring in the environment is a membrane. By investigating what properties these early ...

"Nature has perfected the art of selective transport through biological membranes," said Venkat Ganesan, professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and one of the research leaders.

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of ...

Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion disrupts plasma membrane integrity and induces various types of programmed cell death. The ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) proteins, particularly ...

Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a semi-clear membrane that can form over your retina’s inner surface. It often causes minimal symptoms, but some people have vision loss or distorted vision.

The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the fibula, and they’re connected with an interosseous membrane. This membrane is a sheet of connective tissue that acts as a type of joint.

New proteins involved in regulating the cell membrane A better understanding of how cells regulate their membranes could lead to new treatments for diseases such as epilepsy and anemia Date ...

A team of researchers in the UK have come up with a solution to these two issues. In a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, they report a novel membrane that, driven by a difference in ...

Ferroptosis is a regulated form of necrotic cell death caused by iron-dependent accumulation of oxidized phospholipids in cellular membranes, culminating in plasma membrane rupture (PMR) and cell ...

Researchers have discovered that damage to the cell membrane promotes cellular senescence, or cell aging. Our cells are surrounded by a fragile membrane that's only 5 nanometers thick, 1/20 of a ...

There are four stages to epiretinal membranes (ERMs). ERMs may gradually worsen as they progress through the stages, with the fourth stage presenting a greater likelihood of vision loss.