The microtubule-associated protein XMAP215 promotes microtubule growth, but how this occurs has been unclear. To address this question, Gary Brouhard et al. developed a single-molecule ...

Researchers have uncovered how egg cells prepare for the creation of life. Their work reveals the secrets of the Balbiani body (Bb), a remarkable structure that organizes essential molecules to guide ...

and disrupted neuronal polarity can cause disease. For example the mis-localization of the microtubule-associated protein, tau, and of the transmembrane protein beta-amyloid is thought to contribute ...