The disruption of axons—the thread-like part of nerve cells that transmits electrical signals—is associated with Alzheimer's ...

Boron, though required only in minimal amounts, is vital for plant development. It strengthens cell walls and supports the growth of roots and shoots. Normally, boron, in the form of boric acid, is ...

After their assembly at the parasite’s apical end, actin filaments continue to grow as they are transported down the cell as part of the glideosome machinery, and are disassembled at the basal end in ...

The expression of α-SMA, a contractile phenotype marker protein, was significantly upregulated with maturation of actin stress fibers in the low-serum culture, indicating VSMC differentiation was ...

Formins are made of two identical parts (red, orange) that encircle the actin (grey) filament in a ring-like conformation. Credit: MPI of Molecular Physiology Max Plank researchers from Dortmund have ...

Previous structures from X-ray crystallization revealed that formins are made of two identical parts that encircle the actin filament in a ring-like conformation and step along it as it grows.

Formins are made of two identical parts (red, orange) that encircle the actin (grey) filament in a ring-like conformation. “Our discovery allows us to interpret decades of biochemical studies on ...

The region’s flexibility and ability to act as a pivot point are essential for the subdomain rearrangement when actin monomers polymerize into filaments (Figure 1A). Furthermore, E334 is part of a ...

Actin is the most abundant protein inside the cells of higher organisms, such as animals. It serves as the building-block for long, thin structures called filaments, which provide key structural ...

thin structures called filaments, which provide key structural support as part of the cell "cytoskeleton," the system that gives cells their shape and polarity. Rapid changes in actin filaments ...