“In science, structure is function,” she said in a statement ... so that was where the team focused their investigation. In muscle cells, the ER forms regular contact points with the cell membrane ...

For example, the long, narrow muscle cell is designed to contract ... is a nucleus -- a sphere-like structure separated from the rest of the cell by a membrane. The nucleus acts as the cell's ...

"In science, structure is function," says Lippincott ... ladder-like ER structures: muscle tissue. In muscle cells, the ER and the plasma membrane – the outer membrane of the cell – meet ...

"In science, structure is function," says Lippincott ... ladder-like ER structures: muscle tissue. In muscle cells, the ER and the plasma membrane—the outer membrane of the cell—meet at ...

Faced with the incredible variety of structure and composition of proteins ... because it controls the expression of all the essential genes that give muscle cells their distinctive qualities. The ...

In muscle cells, the ER and the plasma membrane - the ... "We are showing that a structure - a beautiful structure - operating at a level of subcellular organization is having a huge effect ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function ...

The body's internal clock doesn't just dictate when we sleep -- it also determines how quickly our muscles heal. A new study in mice suggests that muscle injuries heal faster when they occur during ...