Networks of protein fibers play important roles in living cells. To understand the dynamical behavior of these networks, ...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex network of fibrous proteins and glycoproteins that provides structural support and biochemical cues to cells. Key ECM proteins such as collagen, fibronectin ...

Within the past decade, biologists have discovered that one strategy cells use to keep their contents organized is a ...

AMES, Iowa – Sanjeevi Sivasankar knows a lot about how the healthy cells in your body stick together. He and his research team have studied cell adhesion proteins called cadherins. They’ve developed ...

A team led by Prof. WANG Chao and Prof. HUANG Chengdong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the molecular mechanism of ...

Researchers at The University of Osaka used a focused laser beam to make in vitro models of cytoskeletal networks that ...

Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize ...

Scientists find that close interactions between the mechanical properties of tissues and biochemical signalling between cells ...