Cells exist in three dimensions, and they have a dynamic skeleton and filaments that help them maintain and stabilize their form and structure. The molecules that create the cellular cytoskeleton, ...

Spread the loveRecent research has uncovered a critical balance between nucleating and elongating actin filaments essential for the deformation of protein condensates into high aspect ratio structures ...

Intermediate filament proteins constitute a diverse family of cytoskeletal biopolymers. They assemble into durable yet dynamic networks that confer mechanical support, organise subcellular ...

Researchers have raised the curtain on how actin maintains just the right filament length to keep the cell healthy and happily dividing. Actin, a globular protein found in all eukaryotic cells, is a ...

Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be static, now revealed to be dynamic engines of cellular life. As they probe ...

Actin, a globular protein found in all eukaryotic cells, is a workhorse that varies remarkably little from baker’s yeast to the human body. Part of the cytoskeleton, actin assembles into networks of ...

Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2418624122 Scientists have uncovered new details about cellular filaments that play a critical role in wound healing, ...

A new model describes the coordination of beating cilia allowing to predict their functional behavior. Researchers analyzed the formation of metachronal waves in arrays of cilia and how external cues ...

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather materials, encouraging various reactions and processes to occur. Scientists ...

New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged and clumped proteins, an important step in eventually producing new ...