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

In this manuscript the authors established a novel three-dimensional culture system for stratified epithelia that allows epithelial cells to undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and ...

Forget the traditional tubular shape—researchers are investigating a pearl-on-a-string formation for axons, unlocking new ...

A dysfunctional signaling pathway in the hippocampus has been linked to chronic pain-related memory impairment in mice.

Smooth muscle lacks the striated structure of skeletal muscle and instead consists of sheets or layers of smooth muscle cells. When stimulated by the autonomic nervous system to contract from the ...

The findings, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, may improve some cancer treatments already ... and we were able to map their spatial positioning," Gong says. "We saw how the ...

The findings, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ... "We saw how the structure of fascin gives rise to its function as an actin bundler and figured out the detailed chemistry ...

Researchers have now uncovered the 3D structure of the RNA enzyme SAMURI. Their study provides insights into the development of ribozymes and the evolution of catalytically active RNA. Researchers ...

Alboslani detailed this research in her presentation "X-ray echoes from Sgr A* reveal the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Galactic Center" at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical ...