Cell adhesion is the process by which cells form contacts with each other or with their substratum through specialized protein complexes. Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable ...

研究结论和讨论部分指出，Dscamb 在斑马鱼胚胎和成年视网膜的视锥细胞镶嵌模式形成中发挥着不可或缺的作用。它通过丝状伪足介导的同型识别，触发视锥细胞的自我回避运动，从而实现视锥细胞的规则镶嵌。然而，研究也发现非红色视锥细胞在 dscamb ...

The test can be used to better stratify cancer patients and determine the likelihood of breast cancer metastasizing.

Now with patient tumors, the team has taken this insight a step further, demonstrating that adhesion strength of tumor cells is variable and the next step will be to determine if adhesion can help ...

The precise mechanism of this mechanical coupling – which enables cells to perceive, signal, and respond to physical changes ...

By precisely controlling the pore sizes on the thin metal film, which minimizes cell adhesion, this filter enables efficient ...