This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The organization of actin in mouse neuroblastoma and chicken dorsal root ganglion (DRG) nerve cells was investigated by means of a variety of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The fibronexus (FNX), a very close transmembrane association of individual extracellular fibronectin fibers and actin microfilaments, was ...

All living things polarize, so examining the elements of how this occurs is to study the basic necessities of life. Lombardo’s lab focuses on studying human cell polarity and was recently awarded a ...

An international team has produced the first high-resolution 3D image of the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of skeletal and heart muscle cells, by using electron cryo-tomography. Electron ...

Confocal microscope image reveals distinct patterns of the actin in bone cells. Actin is a cytoskeletal protein that is important for cells to adhere to surfaces, and to move. Actin filaments are ...

Physicists from the Universities of Bayreuth and Grenoble have discovered a new mechanism of cell mobility. Their findings challenge the classical dogma that the molecular motor myosin is essential ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Danicamtiv, a novel cardiac myosin activator, improved left ventricular systolic function and left atrial volume ...

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to be closed or chase down bacteria in the bloodstream. This mobility is ...