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 ...

Protein secretion and the transport of proteins between membrane-bound compartments are mediated by small, membrane-bound vesicles. Here I review what is known about the process by which vesicles ...

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

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

In addition, elements consisting of actin and spectrin are thought to connect transport vesicles to microtubules. 20 Furthermore, actin microfilaments, together with myosin motor proteins, 21 form ...

Vesicles are sometimes referred to as blisters or bullae. Learn the causes, symptoms, ... The function of these types of vesicles is to store and transport materials and waste.