News tagged with vesicles
Synthetic Capsules Made of Natural Building Blocks
Mar 23, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- The basis of all life forms are vesicles: membrane-enclosed, liquid-filled “bubbles” made of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Cells, which are separated from the surrounding medium by their cell membrane, ...
Biologists spy on the secret inner life of a cell
Biology /
Oct 13, 2008 |
4.4 / 5 (10) |
1
The transportation of antibodies from a mother to her newborn child is vital for the development of that child's nascent immune system. Those antibodies, donated by transfer across the placenta before birth or via breast ...
Search results for vesicles
Biologists reveal structure of cell nucleus 'gatekeeper'
Oct 27, 2009 |
4 / 5 (5) |
6
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists led by associate professor Thomas Schwartz (MIT) have worked out a rudimentary architectural plan for the nuclear pore complex (NPC), the gatekeeper of the cell's nucleus.
Scientists Use Self-Assembly to Make Molecule-Sized Particles With Patches of Charge
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists, chemists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules ...
Stretching the Golgi: a link between form and function
Oct 15, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (18) |
0
A research team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has provided a surprisingly simple explanation for the mechanism and features of the "Golgi apparatus" - a structure that has baffled ...
Nanoresearchers challenge dogma in protein transportation in cells
Sep 21, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New data on signaling proteins, called G proteins, may prove important in fighting diseases such as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. For many decades scientists have puzzled on "How ...
Gene called flower missing link in vesicle uptake in neurons
Sep 03, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
As part of the intricate ballet of synaptic transmission from one neuron to the next, tiny vesicles - bubbles containing the chemical neurotransmitters that make information exchange possible -- travel to the tip of neurons ...
A new 'bent' on fusion
Aug 20, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Success in soccer sometimes comes with "bending it like Beckham." Success in cellular fusion -- as occurs at the moment of conception and when nerve cells exchange neurotransmitters -- requires that a membrane ...
Progress Toward Artificial Cells
Aug 11, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- In cosmetics, lipid vesicles, also known as liposomes, effectively transport ingredients through the skin. However, they are also used to encapsulate pharmaceuticals and release them at the intended point ...
Live recordings of cell communication
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 06, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
2
Neurons communicate with each other with the help of nano-sized vesicles. Disruption of this communication process is responsible for many diseases and mental disorders like e.g. depression. Nerve signals travel from one ...
Finding the Right Connection after Spinal Cord Injury
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (5) |
2
In a major step in spinal cord injury research, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated that regenerating axons can be guided to their correct targets and ...
Protein 'Tweek' rare but critical in synaptic process
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(July 29, 2009) - Recycling is a critical component in the process of transmitting information from one neuron to the next, and a large protein called Tweek plays a critical role, said an international consortium of researchers ...
List of search results for vesicles
