Microtubules are highly dynamic cytoskeletal fibres that are composed of tubulin subunits. They show two types of non-equilibrium dynamics — treadmilling and dynamic instability — both of which are ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

A new study by researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine reverses the popular scientific dogma that the protein tau stabilizes microtubules within brain cells. The scientists’ new ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Microtubules are cell constituents that display several astounding properties and a unique pattern of behavior during the cell cycle. Microtubules are regulated by several proteins and complexes, and ...

Microtubules perform an active role in communication within the cell by transmitting received signals to the cell's functional units. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Department ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) represents a better choice compared to light-based microscopy methods for the stufy of microtubules. For instance, the AFM can be used in buffers to image samples at a ...

Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain. Their work appears in the study, ...

The chromosomes, once they have duplicated genetic information, move to the center of the cell and the cell, in a very remarkable way, quickly sprouts from its two ends large tubes that hook the ...

In a groundbreaking study published today in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Dundee have ...