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In a single cell, around 1,000 RNAs ... Experimental characterization of the dynamic properties of the NPC permeability barrier presents challenges arising from the limitations of microscopy.

Previously unknown access points in cell membrane proteins have been discovered ... making it possible to identify "targets that help create more selective, more precise medications, thereby ...

Calcium permeability was assessed by measuring the reversal potential of ion currents in solutions with differing ionic compositions. Whole-cell recordings and outside-out patch-clamp techniques ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...

In the field of medicinal chemistry, heterocyclic compounds play an essential role by displaying different biological activity. Five-membered ring containing heterocycles always attracted researchers ...

Table 1. Suggested strategies for analgesic/anti-inflammatory treatment and cardiovascular prevention among patients with inflammatory disease and different levels of risk of vascular events ...

Strengths: The authors argue that the use of various concentrations of KCL in the extracellular fluid depolarize or hyperpolarize the cell pellets used, and that this change in membrane potential ...

However, they still require proteins made from instructions in the cell nucleus to function properly and to assemble multiprotein complexes like the photosynthetic apparatus. Specialized transporters ...

Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal ...