Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane ...

To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane into ... of proteins that give them structure and strength.

New research, published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uncovers the unique dynamics governing the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)’s evolution and addresses the long-standing ...

Filopodia help cells move but also aid cancer spread. Scientists have revealed how fascin proteins build these structures, ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Scientists have succeeded in controlling the structure ... to regulate cell behavior," Liu says. The team works with giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), which are simple, cell-sized structures ...

Dynamic changes in the structural characteristics of the postsynaptic membrane and ... sites between individual synaptically coupled cell pairs. This insertion of AMPA receptors would clearly ...

A woman in her 50s underwent simple limbal epithelial ... with total limbal stem cell deficiency. A seroma, a hitherto unreported complication of the procedure was noted on the 10th postoperative day.

The basic structure of a plant cell is shown below ... in chemical reactions such as photosynthesis and respiration. Cell membrane Allows gases and water to diffuse freely into and out of the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these ...