To coordinate, adapt and respond to biological signals, cells convey specific messages to
other cells. An important aspect of cell–cell communication involves secretion of molecules …

Cellular membranes function as permeability barriers that separate cells from the external
environment or partition cells into distinct compartments. These membranes are lipid …

COVID-19 is a disease with unique characteristics that include lung thrombosis, frequent
diarrhoea, abnormal activation of the inflammatory response and rapid deterioration of lung …

Cell death is an essential process in all living organisms and occurs through different
mechanisms. The three main types of programmed cell death are apoptosis, pyroptosis, and …

Multiple modes of cell death have been identified, each with a unique function and each
induced in a setting-dependent manner. As billions of cells die during mammalian …

Haemostasis stops bleeding at the site of vascular injury and maintains the integrity of blood
vessels through clot formation. This regulated physiological process consists of complex …

Cellular membranes are formed from a chemically diverse set of lipids present in various
amounts and proportions. A high lipid diversity is universal in eukaryotes and is seen from …

Neuronal cell death occurs extensively during development and pathology, where it is
especially important because of the limited capacity of adult neurons to proliferate or be …

Neuronal circuit assembly requires the fine balance between synapse formation and
elimination. Microglia, through the elimination of supernumerary synapses, have an …

Tissue macrophages rapidly recognize and engulf apoptotic cells. These events require the
display of so-called eat-me signals on the apoptotic cell surface, the most fundamental of …