The cytokine-producing signal protein, a target for drug hunters, has additional activators that could be manipulated ...

Cells require lipids to maintain their integrity and separate cellular functions for appropriate homeostasis and regulation. Advances in lipid detection methods and techniques to probe lipid functions ...

The behaviour of a receptor protein can be influenced by the presence of certain lipids in the membrane it is embedded in.

Nutritional science increasingly recognizes the need to understand how oxidized components of foods and dietary supplements—including lipids, proteins, and ...

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections-to obtain cholesterol ...

Researchers have identified three previously unknown lipid molecules in rice bran, one of which strengthens the skin's barrier and reduces water loss. Named oryzaceramides A–C, these acylated ...