Accumulation of fat molecules is detrimental to the cell. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National ...

De Duve named these new organelles "lysosomes" to reflect their lytic nature. That same year, Alex Novikoff from the University of Vermont visited de Duve´s laboratory. An experienced ...

Lysosomes, often reductively referred to as the "garbage disposals" of cells, play a pivotal role in our cells' digestive systems by getting rid of unwanted materials. Now in a groundbreaking ...

Damaged lysosomes are repaired by a lipid-based signaling pathway dubbed PITT that could be targeted to treat neurodegenerative disease, its discoverers say. Holly Barker is a freelance journalist ...

The ER, Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes are all members of a network of membranes, but they are not continuous with one another. Therefore, the membrane lipids and proteins that are synthesized in ...

The protein Spns1 helps transport fat molecules out of lysosomes, preventing harmful buildup and offering insights for rare ...

New research has made a breakthrough in understanding how our cells manage to stay healthy by recycling important fat ...

Breakthrough NUS discovery sheds light on cellular recycling mechanism and potential for treating rare diseases Singapore ...