People communicate with each other, sometimes face to face, sometimes with a text message or phone call. Cells also ...

Biophysicist Susy Kohout explores how cells respond to electrical cues, shedding light on the connection between cell ...

Phosphoinositides are a family of membrane lipids distinguished by phosphate groups at specific positions on the inositol ring, acting as spatial and temporal organisers of cell activity. Through ...

Phospholipase C (PLC) enzymes constitute a pivotal hub in cellular signalling by hydrolysing the membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP₂) to generate the second messengers ...

In a recently published review, a research team led by MedUni Vienna has highlighted a promising new approach to drug discovery. The focus is on the targeted modulation of certain intracellular ...

Microtubules, part of heart muscle cells' internal "skeleton," help determine how the heart changes shape under stress, and a ...

We owe a lot to tissue resident memory T cells (T RM). These specialized immune cells are among the body's first responders to disease. Rather than coursing through the bloodstream-as many T cells ...

Heart cells constantly adapt to physical stress, and understanding this process may help improve future approaches to heart ...

Ribosomes don’t just make proteins—they can sense when something’s wrong. When they collide, they send out stress signals that activate a molecule called ZAK. Researchers uncovered how ZAK recognizes ...

Cancer cells are remarkably good at adapting to stress. When treatments damage them, they often find new ways to survive, fueling drug resistance and disease progression.