What Does the Golgi Apparatus Do? The Golgi apparatus functions as a molecular assembly line in which membrane proteins undergo extensive post-translational modification. Many Golgi reactions ...

The peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous ... how the unique structure of the ER arises and supports its function is critical to developing a mechanistic understanding of ...

A new role of calcium in the development of muscles has been reported by two RIKEN biologists.

A protein's function directly depends on its folded ... in the sarcoplasmic reticulum — a specialized type of endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells. Since calcium is essential for muscle ...

The first clue about the possible connection between brain and muscle cells came when Janelia scientists noticed something ...

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 ...

The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and communication between the gut microbiota and the nervous system.

In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a ... life cycles can reveal much about fundamental cellular functions and provide insight into viable treatment options ...

Our research group is investigating the signalling and biological functions of GDNF neurotrophic family ligands and endoplasmic reticulum located CDNF/MANF protein families, both within and outside of ...