Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...

The Supporting Information is available free of charge at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c07282. Simulation movie of FUS droplet wetting an actin filament ...

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from ...

The build-up of high-order actin cytoskeleton networks relies on actin-binding proteins that promote and organize actin nucleation and therefore filament assembly. Such proteins are actin nucleation ...

When a protein of interest is expressed as a fusion ... are limited to capturing a single snapshot of the state of the actin filament network. Until now, the only technique used to monitor the ...

Actin filaments: Thin protein fibers that are part of the cytoskeleton and play a role in cell shape and movement. Curvature sensing: The ability of proteins to detect and respond to the curvature ...

Nagayama, K. and Hirooka, Y. (2025) Changes in the Mechanical Environment of the Nucleus with Cell Crowding and Its Effects on DNA Damage Resistance. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 230-242.

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...