The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells is made of filamentous proteins ... but they are generally strong and ropelike. Their functions are primarily mechanical and, as a class, intermediate ...

Integrins link the actin cytoskeleton of a cell to ... This information helps the cells arrange themselves, coordinate their functions, and even know when to grow and when to die.

Until now, scientists have mainly focused on including the key functions of cells ... t be used to study how forces affect cells because they don't have a cytoskeleton." The human body contains ...

Alushin's lab specializes in understanding the cytoskeleton—the network of protein filaments, including actin, that form a cell's infrastructure. Actin serves many functions: it provides cells ...

Approximately 15% of the proteins produced in our bodies are destined for the surface of our cells. Remarkably ... to elucidate the interplay of clathrin structures with the actin cytoskeleton and ...

cell biological, and genetic approaches to uncover the general principles underlying regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, and to reveal how defects in actin dynamics affect the physiological ...