A study could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors, paving the way for future research on diseases linked to membrane organization. A new ...

Neta Varsano, Fabio Beghi, Nadav Elad, Eva Pereiro, Tali Dadosh, Iddo Pinkas, Ana J. Perez-Berna, Xueting Jin, Howard S. Kruth, Leslie Leiserowitz, Lia Addadi Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

In 1985, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein for identifying the receptor that clears LDL particles from the bloodstream. High blood levels of ...

Cholesterol is an important regulator of membrane protein function. However, the exact mechanisms involved in this process are still not fully understood. Here we study how the tertiary and quaternary ...

A cell membrane is illustrated to show the surface in red. Blue objects are proteins, including ion channels, which can send electrical impulses into cells. Lipids, or fats, are in yellow. In this ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 114, No. 18 (May 2, 2017), pp. E3592-E3601 (11 pages) Casals C, Canadas O (2012) Role of lipid ordered/disordered ...

A new study by Rice researchers led by Jason Hafner could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors. A new study by Rice University researchers ...

A new study by Rice University researchers led by Jason Hafner could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors, paving the way for future ...