Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

In the complex world of neuroscience, Huntington's disease remains a cruel mystery. It slowly strips away a person’s ability ...

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential ...

Thus, proteins do not exit the ER in COPII-enveloped vesicles, as previously postulated, but in larger, often elongated COPII-free transport units. "Instead of budding off and enveloping vesicles, ...

Vesicles are small cellular containers. They perform a variety of functions, such as helping to transport materials that an organism needs to survive and recycle waste materials.

Becker, B., Bolinger, B. & Melkonian, M. Anterograde transport of algal scales through the Golgi complex is not mediated by vesicles. Trends in Cell Biology 5 , 305–307 (1995) doi: 10.1016/S0962 ...

Here, a transport vesicle from the Golgi or elsewhere in the cell merges its membrane with the plasma membrane and releases its contents. In this way, membranes are continually recycled and reused ...

A recent study involving researchers from the University of Basel reveals that slowing down the intracellular transport of ...

Bacteria are ubiquitous microscopic organisms capable of rapid growth. While beneficial strains like lactic acid bacteria ...

Researchers have produced detailed images of the intricate protein-coats that surround "transport pods" that move material around within biological cells.

Schematic representation of axonal transport vesicles (blue) carrying presynaptic proteins (SV and AZ proteins). Kinesin motor proteins (KIF1A) attach these vesicles and carry them along the axons ...

Israeli researchers led by Prof. Koret Hirschberg of Tel Aviv University (TAU) and German researchers led by Dr. Christoph Kaether of the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in ...