Sensing and integration of mechanical forces in eukaryotic cells have largely been attributed to the plasma membrane and the nucleus. Here, we identify the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as an autonomous ...

Unconventional secretion of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2) is based upon direct self-translocation across the plasma membrane, a process that involves the transient formation of a lipidic membrane ...

Labeling the plasma membrane for advanced imaging remains a significant challenge. For time-lapse live cell imaging, probe internalization and photobleaching are major limitations affecting most membr...

Zhao et al. identify the molecular machinery for lipid droplet motility, consisting of the type V myosin Myo2, the Myo2 adaptor protein Ldm1, and its surface receptor Ldo16. They uncover a molecular l...

Die dünne Haut des Wattbodens verbirgt eine unsichtbare Welt. Kunstvoll gestaltete Kieselalgen geben dem Ökosystem Biomasse, Sauerstoff und Stabilität.

Matthes & Seitz Berlin - Im Grunde genommen ist Schleim nur Wasser in molekularen Ketten. Doch was heißt das schon. Das auf den ersten Blick so bescheidene Material ist ein Phänomen, das Raum und Zeit...