Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter—a kind of material made up of individual ...

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

Myosin II plays the most important role in cellular force generation. Myosin II molecules self-assemble into filaments with different structures depending on myosin II isoforms and other conditions ...

The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...

Every cell in the body normally has its fixed place as part of a tissue structure. Except for a few cell types, such as blood ...

Cells navigating in complex microenvironments frequently encounter narrow spaces that physically challenge migration.

Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research announced by the White House Jan. 13 and 14. The ...

Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, School of Science and Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States ...

囊泡转运是细胞内物质运输的首要机制，通过这一过程，细胞能高效地交换和运输生物分子。相关研究集中于突触蛋白-13在胰腺内分泌细胞中的作用，揭示了微管如何协助细胞进行物质转运，增强细胞对环境的适应能力。

Alushin's lab specializes in understanding the cytoskeleton—the network of protein filaments, including actin, that form a cell's infrastructure. Actin serves many functions: it provides cells with an ...