Molecular biology

Molecular biology

Contributors in Molecular biology

Molecular biology

A phenomenon of membrane proteins and gangliosides involved in signal transduction and transport processes; as they are oriented towards the inside or outside, their asymmetry is appropriate to their ...

Tight junction

Biology; Biochemistry

The seal that closes the gap between adjacent epithelial cells to ensure closure of a vascular space. Transport through a tight junction is paracellular, in contrast to transcellular transport ...

Biomimicry

Biology; Biochemistry

The design of structural materials according to examples from biology, e.g. a polymer strengthened by carbon fibres, inspired by the insect exoskeleton, which is a protein matrix reinforced by chitin ...

Smart screening

Biology; Biochemistry

The use of bioinformatics for discovery of useful correlations; e.g. for the determination of genes that are uniquely expressed by osteoclasts, in order select a target for the design of an ...

Organelle

Biology; Biochemistry

Inclusion in the cell cytoplasm that can be membrane-limited (e.g. chloroplast, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus) or non-membrane-limited (e.g. cytoskeletal element, ribosome, ...

Para-

Biology; Biochemistry

A prefix derived from the Greek for past or beyond. In benzene compounds, para- signifies the relation of substituents on nuclear carbons which are opposite each other. Elsewhere, para- signifies ...

Tyndall effect

Biology; Biochemistry

The phenomenon of light scattering that is dependent upon the wavelength of light. The intensity of light scattered by small isotropic particles is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the ...