The bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay has been widely used to examine interactions between integral and peripheral proteins within putative plasma membrane (PM) microdomains. In ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

If the resistance of the plasma membrane — the load ... seems to be a continuum property of the membrane. Previous models of membrane structure have depicted adhesion as discrete membrane ...

New research details the subcellular structures in neurons that enable signals to be transmitted from where they are received at specific sites on dendrites to the decision-making cell body located ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Our biceps and brain cells might have more in common than we believed. According to a new study from the Lippincott-Schwartz ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic transformation is a clear signal for us to reach for ...