Cell motility is essential for life and development. Unfortunately, cell migration is also linked
to several pathological processes, such as cancer metastasis. Cells' ability to migrate relies …

Filopodia are dynamic cell surface protrusions used for cell motility, pathogen infection, and
tissue development. The molecular mechanisms determining how and where filopodia grow …

Cortactin coactivates Arp2/3 complex synergistically with WASP-family nucleation-promoting
factors (NPFs) and stabilizes branched networks by linking Arp2/3 complex to F-actin. It is …

Many cells can generate complementary traveling waves of actin filaments (F-actin) and
cytoskeletal regulators. This phenomenon, termed cortical excitability, results from coupled …

All life is cellular, starting some 4 billion years ago with the emergence of the first cells. In
order to survive their early evolution in the face of an extremely challenging environment, the …

How cells simultaneously assemble actin structures of distinct sizes, shapes, and
filamentous architectures is still not well understood. Here, we used budding yeast as a …

Understanding how numerous actin-binding proteins (ABPs) work in concert to control the
assembly, organization, and turnover of the actin cytoskeleton requires quantitative …

Actin and its dynamic structural remodelings are involved in multiple cellular functions,
including maintaining cell shape and integrity, cytokinesis, motility, navigation, and muscle …

Over the past decade, metal complexes based on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have
attracted great attention due to their wide and exciting applications in material sciences and …

The viscoelastic parameters of the cell can report on the cell state, cellular processes and
diseases. Cell mechanics strongly rely on the properties of the cytoskeleton, an important …