Some bacterial membrane transporters work almost like freight elevators to transport substances through the cell membrane ...

The program is based on an analysis of the bacterial genome, especially the regions involved in coding bacterial membrane ...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

A bacterial cell (left) is simultaneously attacked on two fronts: by antibiotics and by a positively charged, bactericidal peptide-based material that disrupts the structure of the bacteria’s ...

This valuable study proposes a novel rapid-entry mechanism of S. aureus that involves the rapid release of calcium from lysosomes. The strength of the paper lies in a very interesting hypothesis; what ...

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

However, cholesterol is not present in bacterial membranes or mitochondrial membranes. Also, cholesterol helps regulate the stiffness of membranes, while other less prominent lipids play roles in ...

The beta-lactam ring portion of the antibiotic targets the penicillin-binding proteins (PBP), found in the bacterial cell membrane, which function in the synthesis of the cell wall. Binding of the ...