Researchers at Kanazawa University report in eLife on deciphering the actin structure-dependent preferential cooperative binding of cofilin. The actin filament is a double-stranded helical structure ...

Light and gravity are two key determinants in orientating plant stems for proper growth and development. The organization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton are essential for cell biology and ...

Actin proteins assemble into thin, helical filaments that form a network throughout all eukaryotic cells. These filaments play a significant role in cell structure, movement, division, and more. This ...

• We have recently characterised NET2A as a pollen-specific actin-binding protein that binds F-actin at the plasma membrane of growing pollen tubes. However, the role of NET2 proteins in pollen ...

A new experimental compound, RAGE406R, prevented heart, kidney, and tissue damage caused by diabetes by blocking a harmful ...

J. Zenker et al., “Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation,” Cell, 173:776–91.e17, 2018. Not long after egg meets sperm, the resulting mulberry-like mass of cells morphs ...

Cells grow, change shape, move, and divide. They give structure to tissues, close wounds, and hunt down bacteria in the blood. This mobility is a prerequisite for a variety of essential biological ...

Symmetry is a fundamental characteristic of most multi-cell animals. However, the cell division of embryonic cells is asymmetric. A team led by Prof. Dr. Esther Zanin at the Department of Biology at ...