Pumps and motors are essential components of the world as we know it. From the complex
proteins that sustain our cells, to the mechanical marvels that power industries, much we …

Life relies on the constant exchange of different forms of energy, ie, on energy transduction.
Therefore, organisms have evolved in a way to be able to harvest the energy made …

Archaea live under different environmental conditions, such as high salinity, extreme pHs
and cold or hot temperatures. How energy is conserved under such harsh environmental …

“One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published
in recent years.”—The Economist The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and …

A molecular model that provides a framework for interpreting the wealth of functional
information obtained on the E. coli F-ATP synthase has been generated using cryo-electron …

Proteins and the complexes they form with their ligands are the players of cellular action.
Their function is directly linked with their structure making the structural analysis of protein …

Synaptic vesicles are storage organelles for neurotransmitters. They pass through a
trafficking cycle and fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane when an action potential arrives at …

Rotary ATPases play fundamental roles in energy conversion as their catalytic rotation is
associated with interdomain fluctuations and heterogeneity of conformational states. Using …

Highlights•Visualization of rotary ATPases on nanometre scale by cryo-electron
microscopy.•In situ visualization of mitochondrial ATP synthase by electron cryo …

Phototrophic metabolism, the capture of light for energy, was a pivotal biological innovation
that greatly increased the total energy available to the biosphere. Chlorophyll-based …