Inside cells, there exists an extensive system of canals known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which consists of membrane-encased tubes that are partially broken down as needed—for instance ...

The peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous ... and ions throughout the cell. "The ability to maintain large, complex structures in the face of constant turnover is a defining ...

The proteins that will be secreted by a cell are also directed to the ER during translation, where they end up in the lumen, the internal cavity, where they are then packaged for vesicular release ...

What am I looking at? This is a time-lapse video showing the dynamic nature of the ER in monkey kidney cells as they undergo cell division. The density of the ER network is represented by the ...

Pyroptosis, a highly inflammatory type of programmed cell death, has garnered attention for its potential in cancer treatment.

The first clue about the possible connection between brain and muscle cells came when Janelia scientists noticed something strange about the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER—the membranous sheets ...