membrane

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The researchers describe this system as a "pseudo-organelle," a functional compartment that is not enclosed by a membrane but still plays a major role in organizing cell behavior.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

However, maintaining the right balance requires additional proteins embedded in the lysosomal membrane.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

These include a protein modification process known as UFMylation and enzymes that help build membrane anchors within cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

"You're not a eukaryote if you don't have sterols or comparable membrane lipids," Summons says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Aloft, floating free beneath the moist, gleaming membrane of bright blue sky, is the rising earth, the only exuberant thing in this part of the cosmos.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas