appears to bind to actin, but it is not well understood. In addition, scientists have made many observations of muscle cells that behave in ways that do not match our current understanding of them.

Results: The mean serum concentration of α-actin in controls and patients with skeletal muscle damage was 600.9 and 1968.51 ng/ml, respectively, a statistically significant difference. Sera of ...

Not only have researchers identified how a common cellular protein affects aging, but they’ve tweaked the genes that produce ...

The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells is made of filamentous proteins, and it provides mechanical support to the cell and its cytoplasmic constituents. All cytoskeletons consist of three major ...

Dysregulation of F-actin can lead to changes in cell shapes and biomechanics, which can contribute to a range of diseases including blood disorders, immunodeficiencies, muscle myopathies, cataracts, ...

To achieve this, non-muscle myosin 2 forms higher-order filaments within the cell, which then interact with the actin cytoskeleton network to apply force and produce movement. Until recently, the ...

Cell motility, regulation of cell shape ... and enzymatic properties and tropomyosin’s ability to regulate muscle contraction via the calcium/troponin system. We are also investigating actin filament ...