Pathogens hijack host cell functions by expressing or secreting effector proteins, creating environments conducive to their ...

The orderly arrangement of cells in tissues depends on complex signaling between cells. Learn how cellular junctions play important roles in cell adhesion and communication.

The mobility of cells is a prerequisite for a variety of essential biological functions and is ensured by the cytoskeleton.

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology ...

The rearrangement of the cell´s inner scaffold, the cytoskeleton, is a vital process for immune cells. In a new collaborative study, a rare inherited disease revealed a hitherto unknown role of a ...

Artificial cells take their first steps: Movable cytoskeleton membrane fabricated for first time Date: September 4, 2014 Source: Technische Universitaet Muenchen Summary: Using only a few ...

The cytoskeleton is an intricate and dynamic fibrous network that has an essential role in the generation and regulation of cell architecture and cellular mechanical properties. The cytoskeleton ...

Researchers have revealed how stopping the growth of older actin filaments promotes the formation of new ones, thereby maintaining the structure and function of the cytoskeleton, much like proper ...

- Researchers of the University of Freiburg have discovered that septins – a part of the cytoskeleton – form a barrier to the penetration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The process is dependent on ...

Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought to contribute to heart muscle weakness, neurodegenerative disease and even deafness.

“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 ...