The phrase
"outer membrane" refers to a protective layer or barrier that surrounds certain organisms or structures. It acts as a shield, keeping harmful substances out and providing a boundary between the inside and outside of the organism or structure.
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Our model of the
bacterial outer membrane can be used as a simulator to test how antibiotic molecules can be made to cross this critical barrier.
Insulin can open up a cell's
outer membrane like a key in a door lock and set in motion the machinery that feeds the cell glucose, which is converted to energy.
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated a simple charge - based mechanism for regulating the formation and dissolution of liquid - like structures that
lack outer membranes inside cells.
«For example, we should now be able to pinpoint repairs within the periosteum — or
outer membrane of bone material.»
The Enolase of Borrelia burgdorferi Is a Plasminogen Receptor Released in Outer Membrane Vesicles
A New Fluorescent Probe for Protein Interactions More Proof of
Outer Membrane Cytochrome Role in Electron Transfer Scientists Show How Bacteria Move Electrons Across a Membrane
Results: Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and collaborators from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Biogeochemistry Grand Challenge have purified the protein
called outer membrane cytochrome A (OmcA) from Shewanella oneidensis, a bacterium with promise for bioremediation of contaminants and the design of microbial fuel cells.
«These effects happen at the minute level of potassium, chloride, and other ions moving across the neuron
outer membrane via channels and transporters,» Dani said.
Source: «High - affinity binding and direct electron transfer to solid metals by the Shewanella oneidensis MR - 1
outer membrane c - type cytochrome OmcA.»
The MexAB - OprM pump encompasses both inner and
outer membranes found in Gram - negative bacteria and connects the cell's interior and periplasm (the compartment between both membranes) to the cell's exterior.
The mitochondrial pathway of cell death (apoptosis) starts by permeabilization of the mitochondrial
outer membrane which becomes peppered with small holes.
Gram - negative bacteria is particularly resistant to antibiotics because of its cells» impermeable lipid -
based outer membrane.
Cut peel and
outer membrane off grapefruit, then cut the segments out of the membrane (see link above for an illustration of «supreming» a citrus fruit).
Twins that are dichorionic are by definition also diamniotic, since each amniotic sac has its
own outer membrane.
Researchers have developed a technique for using polymer - based nanoparticles to dissolve infectious bacteria's
protective outer membranes so they can not morph into more dangerous forms
A University of Wyoming faculty member led a research team that discovered a certain type of soil bacteria can use their social behavior of
outer membrane exchange (OME) to repair damaged cells and improve the fitness of the bacteria population as a whole.
Like lipoprotein nanoparticles, the MIT team's new lipopeptide particles are spheres
whose outer membranes are composed of long chains with a fatty lipid tail that faces into the particle.
Today, a team led by scientists at USC has turned the study of these bacterial nanowires on its head, discovering that the key features in question are not pili, as previously believed, but rather are extensions of the bacteria's
outer membrane equipped with proteins that transfer electrons, called «cytochromes.»
We found that the five subunits form a ring structure and work together to
perform outer membrane protein insertion using a novel rotation and insertion mechanism.
«Targeted Protein Degradation of
Outer Membrane Decaheme Cytochrome MtrC Metal Reductase in Shewanella oneidensis MR - 1 Measured Using Biarsenical Probe CrAsH - EDT2.»
Thus two environmental cues, an increase in temperature and tick feeding, trigger a major alteration of the
spirochetal outer membrane.
Bioinformatics support the possible triggering of autoimmune thyroid diseases by Yersinia
enterocolitica outer membrane proteins homologous to the human thyrotropin receptor.
At the JCVI he has also led the
bacterial outer membrane vesicle based vaccine, genome transplantation, and Mycoplasma genitalium minimal genome projects, and projects studying other mycoplasma and ureaplasma species.
Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is a common infection of the inner eyelid and
outer membrane of the eye itself.
They also showed that the cephalosporinases are exported out of the bacterial cells, attached to the surface of special packages
called outer membrane vesicles (OMVs).
The virus binds with the host cell's
outer membrane via a pocket lined with a protein called clatherin.
Subsequently, the sorting and assembling machinery (SAM) was identified in the
mitochondrial outer membrane, which is required for the insertion of the barrel proteins.
They showed that
outer membrane c - type cytochromes — proteins involved in electron transport or reductive / oxidative reactions — play a crucial role in biogenic UO2 nanoparticle formation and extracellular localization.
«Antibody - recognition force microscopy shows that
outer membrane cytochromes OmcA and MtrC are expressed on the exterior surface of Shewanella oneidensis MR - 1.»
«Dysfunction of mitochondria
outer membrane proteins are linked to disorders such as diabetes, Parkinsons and other neurodegenerative diseases, so we hope that this work may also help us to better understand these human diseases too.»
Rub canned chickpeas between 2 paper towels to strip of
the outer membrane for extra creamy hummus
Cut ends off oranges, then cut away peel and
outer membrane in wide strips, following the curve of the fruit with knife.
Using a knife, or your fingers, remove
the outer membrane and squeeze out the cooked, fava bean.
Peel the grapefruit or pomelo and remove each segment from
its outer membrane.
A permanently running support air blower provides air to the space between inner and
outer membrane, and thus keeps the gas pressure up at a constant level — irrespective of gas supply and gas withdrawal.
They basically try to head butt their way through the egg's
outer membrane, and after the first one does so, the membrane becomes an impenetrable wall and the rest all die.
The chorion is
the outer membrane of the fluid - filled amniotic sac surrounding a fetus in utero.
My partner and midwife took the babies to be weighed and measured as our OB helped me to birth both placentas, which were intact and, interestingly, fused together by
their outer membranes.
If your babies have a single placenta with one
outer membrane (chorion) and two inner membranes (amnion), they must be identical (monozygotic).
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