After more than five decades of mystery, scientists have finally unveiled the detailed structure and function of a ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ...

After 50 years of mystery, researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed how a molecular machine inside ...

But which part of the mitochondria’s structure or function protected the cells remains unknown, says Hayakawa. Lung cells might also benefit from a mitochondrial boost during a crisis ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role in acquiring pluripotency and determining cell fate. The mitochondrial unfolded protein ...

The researchers identified the structure of this machine, the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), and 50 years since its discovery, have shown how it operates like the lock on a canal to transport ...

After earning a dual MD–PhD from the University of Maryland, Porter used his background in muscle cell biology to investigate heart development at Yale. It wasn’t until his move to Rochester, however, ...

Scientists say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as 'guardians' of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a ...