The actin cytoskeleton provides force for dynamic cellular processes, such as motility, morphogenesis, cell division, endocytosis, and phagocytosis. The organization and dynamics of actin filaments ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

An international research collaboration has uncovered a new mechanism of the crosstalk between microtubules and actin cytoskeleton during cell division and revealed unique characteristics of the ...

The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells is made of ... nanometers (nm), and they are composed of a protein called tubulin. Actin filaments are the smallest type, with a diameter of only about 6 ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton ...