New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals ...

Microtubules are cylindrical ... and mediate crucial cellular functions including formation of the mitotic spindle that segregates chromosomes during cell division and intracellular trafficking.

Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that helps to stabilize the structure of neurons, specifically by supporting microtubules, cylindrical structures that contribute to cell motility ...

Hereby, we review the functions of microtubule cytoskeletal proteins in tumor cells and comprehensively examine the effects of microtubule-targeting agents on pancreatic carcinoma. In humans, ...

Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research announced by the White House Jan. 13 and 14. The ...

Quantum computers process multiple possibilities at once, unlike traditional computers. Quantum properties like entanglement ...

Lin explained that cells package the nutrients, hormones, and other substances to be transported in vesicles like small bubbles, and then motor proteins carry these vesicles along cellular ...

Microtubules are associated with peripheral ... Understanding the mechanisms of pinocytosis and how it exerts its cell protective effects is critical to appreciate its diversity of physiological ...