News articles tagged with 'actin'
How disruption of spectrin-actin network causes lens cells in the eye to lose shape
— 14 Sep 2009 15:06 | HealthA network of proteins underlying the plasma membrane keeps epithelial cells in shape and maintains their orderly hexagonal packing in the mouse lens, say Nowak et al. The study will... — full story
Tension in axons is essential for synaptic signalling, researchers report
— 21 Jul 2009 12:55 | HealthEvery time a neurone sends a signal - to move a muscle or form a memory, for example - tiny membrane-bound compartments, called vesicles, dump neurotransmitters into the synapse between... — full story
St. Jude scientists discover a new mechanism controlling neuronal migration
— 16 Jul 2009 05:49 | HealthThe molecular machinery that helps brain cells migrate to their correct place in the developing brain has been identified by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The... — full story
Building memories with actin
— 13 Jul 2009 15:14 | BiologyMemories aren't made of actin filaments. But their assembly is crucial for long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synapse sensitivity that researchers think helps to lay down... — full story
Intestinal cells surprisingly active in pursuit of nutrition and defence
— 29 Jun 2009 14:13 | HealthEvery cell lining the small intestine bristles with thousands of tightly packed microvilli that project into the gut lumen, forming a brush border that absorbs nutrients and protects... — full story
Uncovering how cells cover gaps
— 26 Jun 2009 11:35 | BiologyResearchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, came a step closer to understanding how cells close gaps not only during embryonic development... — full story
Fate in fly sensory organ precursor cells could explain human immune disorder
— 22 Jun 2009 10:26 | HealthNotch signalling helps determine the fate of a number of different cell types in a variety of organisms, including humans. In an article that appears in the current issue of Nature... — full story
Australian team reveals world-first discovery in a 'floppy baby' syndrome
— 26 May 2009 12:42 | HealthIn a world first, West Australian scientists have cured mice of a devastating muscle disease that causes a Floppy Baby Syndrome - a breakthrough that could ultimately help thousands... — full story
Mayo Clinic researchers discover and manipulate molecular interplay that moves cancer cells
— 30 Mar 2009 13:15 | HealthBased on research that reveals new insight into mechanisms that allow invasive tumour cells to move, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have a new understanding about... — full story
When intestinal bacteria go surfing
— 20 Mar 2009 12:00 | HealthThe bacterium Escherichia coli is part of the healthy human intestinal flora. However, E. coli also has pathogenic relatives that trigger diarrhoea illnesses: enterohaemorrhagic E.coli... — full story