Sentences with phrase «to cross cell membranes»

This positively charged molecule can readily cross cell membranes, dragging with it any attached protein.

The team is also investigating the possibility of finding drugs that work in a similar manner but can already cross the cell membrane.

Rotenone easily crosses the cell membrane and inhibits the NADH dehydrogenase complex (complex I) in the respiratory chain of the mitochondria.

They set pH. Not surprisingly, protons do not cross cell membranes; they must be transported across the membrane through special proteins like ion channels.

This particular ion channel transmits electrical impulses by allowing charged particles to cross cell membranes in the presence of ATP, the ubiquitous energy - carrying molecule.

Lauric acid is a type of medium - chain fatty acid (MCFAs), which is easily digested and readily crosses cell membranes.

In particular, the team discovered high levels of the so - called deca form of the chemical, which is relatively large and was thought to be too big to cross cell membranes and be taken up into animals.

Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have created new nanomaterials able to cross cell membranes, establishing a novel platform for the intracellular delivery of molecular drugs and other cargo.

These small and highly organised components enable fats, vitamins and lipid - soluble drugs to cross cell membranes and get into the circulatory system,» Dr Salentinig said.

Central to the work are the chemical probes Wright developed that are able to cross the cell membrane and get into the cytoplasm of the cell.

Using skin cells from newborns, the scientists overcame a major hurdle to reprogramming: the difficulty in getting the necessary proteins to cross the cell membrane.

«Crossing the cell membrane is really challenging,» he says.

Kahn and his colleagues used fibroblasts from three patients with severe insulin resistance brought on by mutations in the gene for the insulin receptor (IR)-- a molecule that crosses the cell membrane and plays a key role in insulin signaling and glucose metabolism.

Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have created new nanomaterials able to cross cell membranes, establishing a novel platform for the intracellular delivery of molecular drugs and...

Their particle acts like a «physical property chameleon,» Wender says, changing its form as it crosses the cell membrane and enters the endosome.

Another benefit is that they don't need insulin to help them cross cell membranes, including neuronal membranes.

They also do not need insulin to help them cross cell membranes, including neuronal membranes.