The cytoskeleton carries out three broad functions: it spatially organizes the contents of the cell; it connects the cell physically and biochemically to the external environment; and it generates ...

The mobility of cells is a prerequisite for a variety of essential biological functions and is ensured by the cytoskeleton. This dynamic protein network assembles on the inside of the cell membrane ...

Until now, scientists have mainly focused on including the key functions of cells ... t be used to study how forces affect ...

For the actin cytoskeleton to perform these functions, its organization requires ... to the stimuli and the different stages of the cell cycle. Owing to its large size, the actin cytoskeleton ...

The scientists filled the vesicals with microtubules, tube-shaped components of the cytoskeleton, and kinesin molecules. In cells, kinesins normally function as molecular motors that transport ...

Defects of the cytoskeleton thus can have detrimental ... key role of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in supporting immune cell function. This study is another example for the value of research ...

“We’re showing how groups of cells can function as dynamic building blocks for the organ. The tensile force patterns in the cell wall are decoded by a cytoskeleton-cell wall system that determines how ...

The mobility of cells is a prerequisite for a variety of essential biological functions and is ensured by the cytoskeleton. This dynamic protein network assembles on the inside of the cell membrane ...