Dynamic changes in the structural characteristics of the postsynaptic membrane and, in particular, of dendritic spines have been a topic of great interest over the last decade (reviewed in refs.

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) constitute a family of multifunctional RNA-binding proteins able to process nuclear pre-mRNAs into mature mRNAs and regulate gene expression in ...

Mollusk shells contain biominerals with remarkable mechanical properties enabled by a small fraction of embedded organic matrix proteins. However, the specific molecular functions of most shell ...