The microtubule cytoskeleton is an important component of both neuronal cells and plant cells. While there are large differences in the function of microtubules between the two groups of organisms, ...

The study of pathways that trigger apoptosis and ageing is crucial for increasing our understanding of these fundamental processes. Whereas apoptosis is probably triggered by a range of both ...

The cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells contains an elaborate filamentous protein meshwork — the cytoskeleton — which comprises three distinct but integrated fibrous polymers: filamentous actin (F-actin; ...

Using only a few ingredients, a biophysicist and his team have successfully implemented a minimalistic model of the cell that can change its shape and move on its own. They describe how they turned ...

Nature has developed a unique structure as a scaffold for almost all nerve cells: the membrane-associated periodic skeleton (MPS). This specialized cytoskeletal structure is located below the cell ...

Theoretical model explains pigment redistribution Moreover, the experimental results showed that the environmental signals which bring about the redistribution of pigment organelles in the organism of ...

Prof. Michael Murrell's group (lead author Zachary Gao Sun, graduate student in physics) in collaboration with Prof. Garegin Papoian's group from the University of Maryland at College Park has found ...

This work characterizes an anther/pollen-specific gene that encodes potential intermediate filament (IF)-binding glycoproteins in lily (Lilium longiflorum Thunb. cv. Snow Queen) anthers during the ...

Treatment for superior sulcus tumors (SST): Effect of surgery first followed by adjunct concurrent chemoradiotherapy on survival of patients with marginally resectable SST. Background: Human Mena and ...