Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and ...

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment, to know when to activate genes, build proteins, and carry out their basic functions. One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how ...

Migrating cells must determine where to form a front end and a back end. A gradient in contact sites between the cell membrane and an organelle called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is generated by a ...