UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...

Findings UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that ...

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation of many ...

The cell nucleus is considered to be the control center of vital cellular processes, but its material properties continue to puzzle scientists. An international research team has now developed a new ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

A team of researchers led by HHMI Investigator Michael Rosen has captured the most detailed images yet of the molecules in ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the ...

A study could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors, paving the way for future research on diseases linked to membrane organization. A new ...

Think back to your middle school biology days, and you might recall textbook images of a circular cell, its internal organs, or “organelles,” spread out across it with little contact or interaction.

The thyroid cartilage surrounds the thyroid gland in the middle of the throat. Its primary function is to protect and support the vocal cords. It is one of the laryngeal cartilages, which make up the ...