Fluorescent image of PIEZO1 in native cell membrane (left) and an artistic representation of its conformational states resolved with Ångström precision (right). Our remarkable ability to perform ...

Cryogenic optical microscopy uncovers multiple conformations of PIEZO1 in cell membranes, offering atomic-scale insights into how cells sense force. The team focused on PIEZO1, a mechanosensitive ion ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

Membrane proteins and membrane lipids are essential partners in various biological processes, and elucidating their ...

Collaboration between researchers at the University of Geneva, Institut de biologie structurale de Grenoble, and the University of Fribourg has shown how lipids and proteins in cell membranes react in ...

For Amy Engevik, an epithelial cell biologist at the Medical University of South Carolina who studies cell function in the gastrointestinal tract, protein location matters more than abundance. She ...

Researchers have built a tiny, lightweight microscope that captures neuron activity with unprecedented speed that can be used in freely moving animals. The new tool could give scientists a more ...

New technique to image single lipids: Lipids are notoriously difficult to detect with light microscopy. Using a new chemical labeling strategy, the Dresden team has overcome this limitation, enabling ...