Predictably, loss of dystrophin yields a weaker muscle cell membrane 1, but this defect alone is insufficient to explain important features of the disease and its treatment.

In non-muscle cells, a-actinin is distributed along actin filaments and links them to the membrane, and in striated muscle, a-actinin aggregates on the membrane could be nucleating centers for ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 ...

Many of the contractile functions of muscle cells are enabled by myocardin–SRF- and MRTF–SRF-regulated genes 57. Genes affecting actin dynamics and cell motility.

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

BACKGROUND: Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes is a potentially curative strategy for ischemic heart ...

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles that are found within cells ... Some of the different types of animal cells include ...

Molecular vibrations, when paired with near-infrared (NIR) light, have opened a new chapter in cancer treatment. Instead of ...

Graphical Abstract Multiple layers of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) are present in blood vessels forming the media of the vessel wall. vSMCs provide a vessel wall structure, enabling it to ...