Researchers at Kanazawa University report in eLife on deciphering the actin structure-dependent preferential cooperative binding of cofilin. The actin filament is a double-stranded helical structure ...

Cells grow, change shape, move, and divide. They give structure to tissues, close wounds, and hunt down bacteria in the blood. This mobility is a prerequisite for a variety of essential biological ...

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

Humans and fruit flies both may become forgetful as they age. But because fruit flies have a lifespan of only about two months, they can be a useful model for understanding the cognitive decline that ...

Proteins are the molecular machines of cells. They are produced in protein factories called ribosomes based on their blueprint—the genetic information. Here, the basic building blocks of proteins, ...