Scientists uncover how muscle actin filaments grow and renew themselves
Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.…
Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton
Cell culture, transfections and drug treatments Human TIFFs (a kind gift from J.I.) were cultured in high-glucose Dulbecco’s…
How Proteins Crucial To Photosynthesis On Earth Are Arranged
Live leaf cells of the moss Bryum capillare, showing abundant chloroplasts (green spherical bodies) and their accumulated starch…
Understanding PIEZO2 mutations and sensory disorders
Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into…
Calibr-Skaggs and Kainomyx join forces to accelerate development of antimalarial drugs
The Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines at Scripps Research and Kainomyx, Inc., today announced a new research collaboration…
“Molecular dance” – key mechanism of cell movement finally decoded, offering new insights into cancer research
Inside every cell, a delicate network of protein filaments known as the cytoskeleton provides structure and stability. Actin…