This is a diagram showing cholesterol's (red) predominance in the outer layer of the cell membrane. Cholesterol transport proteins (blue) can alter its distribution between the inner and outer layers.
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Scientists may have discovered a usable source of electrical power within cells
Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...
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Cell membranes may work like tiny power generators
Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...
Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact ...
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Scientists say the constant motion of living cells could be a hidden source of electrical power
Cells have always hummed with activity. They make their own energy, package it into molecules like ATP, and spend it ...
Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...
Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the cell, transmitting signals, speeding up reactions and helping neighboring ...
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