To recap, the transverse tubules are indispensable for efficient muscle function. Their key functions are: Rapidly transmit action potentials from the sarcolemma to the interior of the muscle fiber.

Lipids are broken down through a process called lipolysis, which involves the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols into fatty acids ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...

Researchers have developed artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material - recreating an essential function of living cells. Their ...

Researchers have found a new, dynamic protein structure in cells. Every cell contains millions of protein molecules. Some of them have the ability to phase-separate to form non-membrane-bound ...

In their new study, the LJI scientists are the first to show that GPR25 is induced by a signaling molecule called TGF-β.

RNA is thought to be a stay-at-home kind of molecule, often comfortably confined within the cell’s interior. So, when RNA molecules were detected on the surface of several cell types, researchers ...