Cancer cells encounter frequent mechanical and biochemical challenges that threaten plasma membrane integrity. To survive and proliferate within the hostile tumour microenvironment, these cells ...
Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.
A new model of the cellular response to plasma membrane damage. Within ~2 minutes of damage, Pkc1 proteins flood to the damage site to stabilize the puncture, and other proteins involved in the growth ...
In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an important turning point. The so-called plasma membrane lets cells control ...
In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an important turning point. The so-called plasma membrane lets cells control ...
As the outer surface of all animal cells, the plasma membrane is the foundation of cellular life. It also withstands a relentless onslaught of physical and chemical insults, which must be repaired on ...