Neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, formed by the accumulation of tau protein into ...

Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter—a kind of material made up of individual ...

Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into connective tissue, ...

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner.

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according to a ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ability to infect cells ...

Filopodia help cells move but also aid cancer spread. Scientists have revealed how fascin proteins build these structures, ...