The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)
has posed a serious threat to public health and has quickly become a global concern. The …

The purpose of this review is to draw the attention of general readers to the importance of
cellular exocytic vesiculation as a normal mechanism of development and subsequent …

Recent research has provided an abundance of new information on membrane
biochemistry. Now more than ever, it is essential to update our current understanding of …

During apoptosis, Bax-type proteins permeabilize the outer mitochondrial membrane to
release intermembrane apoptogenic factors into the cytosol via a poorly understood …

BCL-2 homology 3 (BH3)-only proteins of the BCL-2 family such as tBID and BIM EL assist
BAX-type proteins to breach the permeability barrier of the outer mitochondrial membrane …

Fertilization is the union of a single sperm and an egg, an event that results in a diploid
embryo. Animals use many mechanisms to achieve this ratio; the most prevalent involves …

Cholesterol is a critical component of biological membranes, which not only plays an
essential role in determining membrane physical properties, but also in the regulation of …

Apoptosis is an active and tightly regulated form of cell death, which can also be considered
a stress-induced process of cellular communication. Recent studies reveal that the lipid …

Eukaryotes employ a diversity of strategies to ensure that gametes come together, but the
cellular climax is less varied: gamete plasma membranes must fuse to allow the combination …

Although cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), also denoted protein transduction domains
(PTDs), have been widely used for intracellular delivery of large and hydrophilic molecules …