The proton gradients that power respiration are as universal as the genetic code itself, giving an insight into the origin of life and the singular origin of complexity. Why do virtually all cells ...
Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a promising new substance for targeting ...
The mitochondrial ATP synthase is energy-converting macromolecular machine that uses the electrochemical potential across the bioenergetic membrane called cristae. This potential is maintained via a ...
F-Type ATP synthase, a catalytic complex of proteins, synthesizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of living cells. A lot of ambiguity exists over the rotational mechanism of this ...
Recently, a research team led by Professor Hongzhe SUN from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, has published a paper in Nature Communications. The ...
How does a biomolecular machine achieve high speed at high efficiency?We explore optimization principles using a simple two-state dynamical model. With this model, we establish physical ...
Annals of Botany, Vol. 117, No. 2 (February 2016), pp. 257-268 (12 pages) Background and Aims Although Oryza sativa (rice) is one of the most important cereal crops, the mechanism by which sucrose, ...
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers from the United States of America investigated how cells separate competing metabolic pathways within mitochondria, namely oxidative phosphorylation ...