Lipid rafts are highly ordered microdomains of membranes enriched with particular proteins and lipids, including cholesterol and sphingolipids. This compartmentalization and enrichment allows ...

The cell membrane is the wall-like outer layer that separates the inside of a cell from its surrounding environment. The membrane mainly consists of lipids and proteins. Lipids are molecules that form ...

Studies by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) offer up new insights into the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underpin the unpleasant symptoms associated with withdrawing ...