For example, the endocytic machinery has to generate sufficient force to bend the membrane bilayer and form an endocytic vesicle. If the resistance of the plasma membrane — the load — is ...

Cilia are outgrowths of the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells that contain a specialised cytoskeleton. Motile cilia are present on multiciliated cells and use this cytoskeleton to move fluid ...

thus resulting in the loss of ependymal cilia (Lewis and Stracker, 2021). NHERF1/EBP50 is an adapter protein found mostly in the apical plasma membrane of human epithelial cells. NHERF1-deficient mice ...

We here review the unique knowledge on actin dynamics at the T lymphocyte synapse gained through ... a mechanism allowing direct transmission of mechanical forces from the plasma membrane to the ...

The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

Prof. Peng Yuan from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a wear-resistant MOF membrane, ZIF-67, featuring a tangential-normal interweaving ...

Current optical and electron microscopy imaging techniques are not suited for measuring the dynamic characteristics of living microorganisms at tiny scales due to complex sample preparation methods or ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009;54(3):259-260. Stripping membranes, sometimes called membrane sweeping, is a method used to try to start labor. The health care provider puts her or his finger into ...

Scientists in China on a quest to build a nuclear fusion reactor capable of producing unlimited, low-cost energy have achieved a sustained plasma temperature exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius ...

Cilia are important for regulating cellular processes, but because of their small size and number, it has been difficult for scientists to explore cilia in brain cells with traditional techniques ...

Cilia are important for regulating cellular processes, but because of their small size and number, it has been difficult for scientists to explore cilia in brain cells with traditional techniques ...

Here’s how it works. China's "artificial sun" reactor has broken its own world record for maintaining super-hot plasma, marking another milestone in the long road towards near-limitless clean ...