A cell's 'cap' of bundled fibers could yield clues to disease (w/ Video)
It turns out that wearing a cap is good for you, at least if you are a mammal cell.
Biotechnology
Dec 2, 2009
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News tagged with nuclear membrane
An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of ...
Biochemistry
Nov 19, 2009
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Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Meiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the cell precisely ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2009
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New research supports model for nuclear pore complex
(PhysOrg.com) -- To protect their DNA, cells in higher organisms are very choosy about what they allow in and out of their nuclei, where the genes reside. Guarding access is the job of transport machines called nuclear pore ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2009
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Research identifies 3-D structure of key nuclear pore building block
The genome of complex organisms is stashed away inside each cell's nucleus, a little like a sovereign shielded from the threatening world outside. The genome cannot govern from its protective chamber, however, without knowing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2009
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Innovative methods for removing radioactive cesium from wastewater after nuclear disasters
In a recent comprehensive review published in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering on 5 December 2023, researchers from Tsinghua University delve into various innovative methods in the removal of radioactive cesium ...
Materials Science
Jan 17, 2024
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Saving desalination membranes from minerals and microbes
Treating seawater with selected chemicals before desalination could reduce biofouling and lengthen the lifespan of filtration membranes. Identifying the components of membrane antiscalants that cause biofouling could help ...
Environment
May 11, 2023
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Real-time solid-state NMR spectroscopy inside living cells
Researchers from the Leiden Institute of Chemistry show proof of principle that live-cell structural changes and metabolic processes can be followed in real time with NMR spectroscopy. They performed their study on photosynthetic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 10, 2022
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals lamin protein meshwork at the inner side of the nuclear membrane
All creatures of the animal kingdom share one thing: the nuclear membrane. Wrapping the genetic core of the cell, this membrane, together with all the attached proteins, plays a vital role in biological functions. Despite ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2017
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How cells control nuclear size becomes clearer – could lead to greater understanding of cancer and aging process
Over a century since scientists first observed that cells and their nuclei grow at a constant ratio to each other, researchers are now closer to finding out how.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2017
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