Research from Wellesley College uncovers groundbreaking connections between quantum mechanics and human consciousness through ...

Their functions are primarily mechanical and, as a class, intermediate filaments are less dynamic than actin filaments or microtubules. Intermediate filaments commonly work in tandem with ...

Microtubules are hollow cylindrical structures that play a fundamental role in many biological functions. They are particularly important in cancer-related cellular processes, such as cell division ...

Microtubules are cylindrical polymers composed of alpha and beta tubulin. They are a major component of the cytoskeleton and mediate crucial cellular functions including formation of the mitotic ...

This makes sense at an intuitive level. Microtubules, kinesin and ATP evolved to function inside the confines of a cell. The cilia had appeared on the edge of the air bubble, which seemed to indicate ...

About halfway through, the microtubules wind around each other, producing a directionality that was consistent across all cilia analyzed. Its effect on cilia function remains unclear, Hughes noted. By ...

Rather, the action is at the centromere, which mediates the chromosome’s interactions with spindle microtubules. Because the core centromere function of connecting to the spindle is highly conserved ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...