The inner cortex of eukaryotic cells is largely composed of the protein actin, organized in a filamentous network that forms the cytoskeleton. The actin cytoskeleton plays major roles in cellular ...

The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) is a not-for-profit publication, edited by scientists, and a leading life sciences journal. The JCB publishes papers on all aspects of cellular structure and function ...

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to be closed or chase down bacteria in the bloodstream. This mobility is ...

Cell generated force plays essential roles in a wide range of biological processes, such as cell motility, cytokinesis, and tissue morphogenesis. In a study published in Nature Communications, a ...

Over the last several years the identification and functional characterization of the motor proteins actin and myosin in the nucleus has initiated a change in the view of nuclear processes. It is now ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The organization of actin in mouse neuroblastoma and chicken dorsal root ganglion (DRG) nerve cells was investigated by means of a variety of ...

Over 80,000 years ago, Homo sapiens started leaving their African homeland to colonize the world. This great migration first brought them to far east Asia then, around 42,000 years ago, to Europe.