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Membrane Transport Protein
Membrane Transport Protein: is a membrane protein involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, and macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane.
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MAR 25, 2019Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Regular filters, often made of porous solid materials, either trap solids mixed in with fluid, or big molecules and let ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers isolated a supercomplex that acts as a kind of battery and helps generate energy for bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2018Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells have specialized parts called organelles, and scientists have learned more about one of them, the Golgi appara ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2017Immunology
The immune system recruits many different types of cells that specialize in ridding the body of pathogens like bacteria ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2017Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for reliable ways to alter gene expression for decades. While there have been many advan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJAN 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA – January 23, 2017 – Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. Thes ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
By taking video of molecules inside of living tissue, scientists believe they have finally determined how melanosome tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms, from plants to fungi to animals, have a circadian rhythm – a 24 hour cycle of physiological even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic information has to be copied in order to eventually create the proteins that are needed for an organism to funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2016Microbiology
A new microscopy technique has allowed researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) to take dir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells know when they’re being attacked. And one of their best counterattack strategies is to pump the chemo ...NOV 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a cause of chronic watery diarrhea that is attributed to a lack of nutrient abso ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the ...APR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
MAR 25, 2019
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Regular filters, often made of porous solid materials, either trap solids mixed in with fluid, or big molecules and let
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers isolated a supercomplex that acts as a kind of battery and helps generate energy for bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2018
Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells have specialized parts called organelles, and scientists have learned more about one of them, the Golgi appara
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2017
Immunology
The immune system recruits many different types of cells that specialize in ridding the body of pathogens like bacteria
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2017
Microbiology
Polyomaviruses can lead to serious health complications like cancer. New work has provided insight into a question resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are actually able to get around the effects of medication by kicking it out; cancer cells are especially known for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been searching for reliable ways to alter gene expression for decades. While there have been many advan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
Image Credit: Invisiverse Some bacteria can already do it—generate electric current, that is—and those micro
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JAN 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
LA JOLLA, CA – January 23, 2017 – Life’s genetic code has only ever contained four natural bases. Thes
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By taking video of molecules inside of living tissue, scientists believe they have finally determined how melanosome tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms, from plants to fungi to animals, have a circadian rhythm – a 24 hour cycle of physiological even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic information has to be copied in order to eventually create the proteins that are needed for an organism to funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2016
Microbiology
A new microscopy technique has allowed researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) to take dir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells know when they’re being attacked. And one of their best counterattack strategies is to pump the chemo
...
NOV 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a cause of chronic watery diarrhea that is attributed to a lack of nutrient abso
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the
...
APR 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tiny structures made of lipid molecules and proteins have been believed to wander within the membrane of a cell, much li
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke