Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

An intact vacuole is necessary for many plant functions. Scientists are working toward identifying and characterizing a large and diverse group of tonoplast transporters.

The humble vacuole, a garbage dump inside cells, turns out to play an important role in the aging process. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 1, 2024. 6 min read.

A liquid called cytoplasm, made mostly of water, fills the inside of each cell. The vacuole, which is the largest compartment within an apple cell, stores most of the apple’s water and sugar. A ...

SopB helps Salmonella change the dynamics of the vacuole – specifically it alters the type of inositol phosphates in the vacuole membrane – which prevents the vacuole's fusion with lysosomes.

SopB acts as a phosphatase—it aids in removing phosphate groups from phosphoinositide, a type of membrane lipid. SopB helps Salmonella change the dynamics of the vacuole—specifically it alters ...

Specialized vesicles, the autophagosomes, engulf harmful molecules and carry them to the vacuole, where they are degraded. During this journey, the autophagosomes mature using molecular mechanisms ...

Diagram of the two membrane channels between the malaria parasite vacuole and the red blood cell. [NIH] “The malaria parasite interfaces with its host erythrocyte (RBC) using a unique organelle ...

Accumulation of the HOPS subunit VPS41 at the vacuole membrane where it overlaps with the membrane marker SYP22.