Peripheral membrane proteins are associated with the membrane but ... molecular zip codes that specify their final destination. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are also surrounded by membranes ...

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Their findings were recently published in eLife. In healthy cells, there are regions in the ER called mitochondria-associated ...

Figure 1. Inner membranes of live mitochondria under a STED microscope imaged using the MitoPB Yellow fluorescent marker molecule created by researchers at the Institute of Transformative Bio ...

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mitochondria produce energy, lysosomes recycle waste and the nucleus stores DNA. Although each organelle has a different function, they are similar in that every one is wrapped up in a membrane.