When the team inserted the new analogues into a living cell and used high - definition, single fluorescent - molecule imaging, they were finally able to directly document the actions of specific gangliosides in a living cell for the first time. (sciencedaily.com)
The researchers observed how gangliosides form lipid rafts with cholesterol and a receptor protein called CD59. (sciencedaily.com)
To solve this enigma, the team focused on the behaviours of gangliosides: lipid molecules that were thought to play a central role in forming lipid rafts. (sciencedaily.com)