The body has to clear away dead cells and other unnecessary or unneeded stuff, and one mechanism that is crucial to the ...

Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a range of essential functions in the body. Phospholipids, steroids, and triglycerides are examples of lipids. Although lipids play an essential role in the ...

Scientists have long wanted to get a closer look at the movement of lipids around a cell, but because organelles are so close ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...

Crenarchaeol is a large, closed-loop lipid that is present in the membranes of ammonium-oxidizing archaea. In comparison to other archaeal membrane lipids, crenarchaeol is very complex and, so far, ...

Lipid-binding sites and properties were compared in the hetero-oligomeric cytochrome (cyt) b₆f and the yeast bc₁ complexes that function, respectively, in photosynthetic and respiratory electron ...

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines ...

An overview of the role, mechanisms and therapeutic implications of lipid droplet perilipin 2 in liver diseases ...

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...