Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) is a standard method used to study the
dynamics of lipids and proteins in artificial and cellular membrane systems. The advent of …

The development of methods to follow the dynamics of synaptic molecules in living neurons
has radically altered our view of the synapse, from that of a generally static structure to that …

The properties of cell membranes are determined mostly by the types of fatty acids that they
contain. Bodhicharla et al. report that a key regulator of membrane fluidity, the PAQR-2/IGLR …

Individual cells within the same population show various degrees of heterogeneity, which
may be better handled with single-cell analysis to address biological and clinical questions …

MicroRNAs fine‐tune gene expression by inhibiting the translation of mRNA targets.
Argonaute (Ago) proteins are critical mediators of microRNA‐induced post‐transcriptional …

Synaptic transmission is expensive in terms of its energy demands and was recently shown
to decrease the ATP concentration within presynaptic terminals transiently, an observation …

Understanding cellular signaling by membrane receptors in terms of their lateral dynamics
represents a challenging area in contemporary biology. Fluorescence recovery after …

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and fluorescence redistribution after
photoactivation (FRAPA) are complementary methods used to gauge the movement of …

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) is a microscopy-based technique to
study the movement of fluorescent molecules inside a cell. Although initially developed to …

Cell biological studies of a range of viruses have led to the discovery of virus-induced
cellular compartments. In the case of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), novel and …