North Carolina State University researchers have successfully transferred an important gene from one compartment of a plant cell to another to produce tobacco plants that lack pollen and viable seeds, while otherwise growing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 15, 2023
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Every time we make a call, send a text message or watch a video, some of the energy stored in the cell phone battery is depleted. Living cells also store energy in "currencies" they can cash in when needed, in order to fuel ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2023
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Six structures exhibited by the rotating sodium ion pump were reconstructed in 3D using cryo-electron microscopy. This analysis revealed that the rotor exhibits non-uniform rotation behavior due to partial structural interference ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2023
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Mitochondria are microscopic organelles found within cells, and are by far the largest producer of the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which provides energy to many processes in living cells. The process by which mitochondria ...
Bio & Medicine
May 10, 2023
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In a multidisciplinary study newly published in the Journal of Cell Biology, the Barral group (D-BIOL/IBC) together with the Steinmetz group (PSI) and the Stelling group (D-BSSE), sheds light on how the motor domain of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 28, 2023
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A research team led by Professor Hongzhe Sun from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, has published a paper titled "Mitochondrial ATP synthase as a direct molecular target of chromium(III) ...
Biochemistry
Apr 12, 2023
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Energy production in nature is the responsibility of chloroplasts and mitochondria and is crucial for fabricating sustainable, synthetic cells in the lab. Mitochondria are not only "the powerhouses of the cell," as the middle ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Yuan Shuguang from Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Zhang Huawei from the South University of Science and Technology has revealed the molecular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 10, 2023
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the energy currency of cells. It powers various cellular processes that require energy, including enzymatic reactions. ATP is synthesized with the help of an enzyme complex called F-type ATP ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 9, 2023
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ATP, the compound essential for the functioning of photosynthetic organisms such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, is produced by an enzyme called "chloroplast ATP synthase" (CFoCF1). To control ATP production under varying ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2023
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