Cells exist in three dimensions, and they have a dynamic skeleton and filaments that help them maintain and stabilize their form and structure. The molecules that create the cellular cytoskeleton, ...

A new model describes the coordination of beating cilia allowing to predict their functional behavior. Researchers analyzed the formation of metachronal waves in arrays of cilia and how external cues ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We previously discovered a cellular isoform of titin (originally named T-protein) colocalized with myosin II in the terminal web domain of the ...

Researchers have raised the curtain on how actin maintains just the right filament length to keep the cell healthy and happily dividing. Actin, a globular protein found in all eukaryotic cells, is a ...

RIKEN researchers have discovered how right-handed molecules in our cells can give rise to cells that are not symmetrical ...

Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought to contribute to heart muscle weakness, neurodegenerative disease and even deafness. Now biophysics research at The University of ...

Just as the skeleton and muscles move the human body and hold its shape, all the cells of the body are stabilised and moved by a cellular skeleton. Unlike our skeleton, this cellular skeleton is a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The classification of MAP 2 as a microtubule-associated protein is based on its affinity for microtubules in vitro and its filamentous ...

New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged and clumped proteins, an important step in eventually producing new ...