By investigating how lipid-soluble Cer is transported between cells, the researchers demonstrated that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) serves as the primary carrier for Cer transport. Upon reaching ...

A breakthrough in safely delivering therapeutic DNA to cells could transform treatment for millions suffering from common ...

(C) The subregions of a glycerophospholipid molecule; phosphatidylcholine is shown as an example. The hydrophilic head is composed of a choline structure (blue) and a phosphate (orange).

One end of the molecule is hydrophilic and the other ... The first clues to lipid bilayer structure came from results with red blood cell membranes. The ultimate discovery that the plasma membrane ...

That meant engineering a molecule that would associate with the lipids that make up the membrane ... where they are with respect to the cell's structure," Boyden says. To that end, researchers ...

Cell membrane Selectively permeable double layer of lipid and protein ... and ribosomes Location of many chemical reactions All cell types Mitochondria?-shaped structures found in ...