Viroporins belong to a growing family of virally encoded proteins that form aqueous channels in the membranes of host cells. Here, Carrasco and colleagues review the structure and diverse ...

A new study presents new models describing how the adsorption of calcium, barium and strontium ions onto biological membranes may affect the functions of cells.

New progress in a long-standing debate about the nature of biological cell membranes could be made by considering which aspects of the membrane can be captured in simplified simulations.

Within the past few years, models that can predict the structure or function of proteins have been widely used for a variety ...

Membrane protein research is seeing the emergence of many promising techniques, including novel sample delivery systems such as the acoustic drop and microfluidic methodologies.

For life to function, cell membranes must remain intact. When these fragile barriers are damaged—for instance by heat or ...

Researchers use multiple methods to show that lipids are more than just the backdrop for membrane proteins ...

Scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a method that combines different resolution levels in a computer simulation of biological membranes. Their algorithm backmaps a large ...

Researchers have developed a second-generation lung-on-chip model with life-size dimension alveoli in a stretchable membrane, made of purely biological material. The new model reproduces key ...

Find out how vesicles function in the body and what the five main types of vesicle are. We also discuss how vesicles interact with other cells and pathogens.

Ashkar and her research group study the structure and dynamics of biological membrane models to gain insight into cell membrane function.