Talin is a protein that plays an important role in the immune system by activating integrins, receptors that help cells ...

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the ...

The cells in our body are constantly exposed to a wide range of forces - cells pulling on each other, flowing fluids exerting pressure, the effects of ...

A cell’s primary cilia function like antennae. Operating like a 24/7 news outlet, these hairlike structures are present on ...

Microscopic command centers in our bodies called primary cilia—once thought irrelevant ... cube contains instructions for the cell to perform one function, rotating one layer of the cube ...

This fundamental study presents the most comprehensive view of the functional organization and requirements for a mother centriole's distal appendage in primary cilia ... value to cell biologists and ...

Upregulated ectocytosis compromises cilia length and function in the BBS condition. CDC42, a member of the RHO GTPase family, is a crucial regulator of cell polarity and actin-based morphogenesis ...

Extracellular matrix protein levels and contractile function were also impaired ... After establishing the presence of cells harboring primary cilia in neonatal and adult mouse hearts, we assessed ...

That’s just Newtonian mechanics and is purely an accidental function, he says, adding, “I cannot see how these clumps of cells with flailing cilia merit the term ‘bots.’” The behavior of ...

Cellular clocks provide circadian rhythms for cellular functions via transcriptional and cytoskeletal ... longest cilia phase in the circadian rhythm of primary cilia. In addition, rhythmic cell ...