The MYH9 gene encodes the heavy chain of non-muscle myosin IIA, a widely expressed
cytoplasmic myosin that participates in a variety of processes requiring the generation of …

Cardiac and skeletal striated muscles are intricately designed machines responsible for
muscle contraction. Coordination of the basic contractile unit, the sarcomere, and the …

Pumps and motors are essential components of the world as we know it. From the complex
proteins that sustain our cells, to the mechanical marvels that power industries, much we …

Drosophila melanogaster plays an important role in molecular, genetic, and genomic studies
of heredity, development, metabolism, behavior, and human disease. The initial reference …

The detrusor smooth muscle is the main muscle component of the urinary bladder wall. Its
ability to contract over a large length interval and to relax determines the bladder function …

The first chordates appear in the fossil record at the time of the Cambrian explosion, nearly
550 million years ago. The modern ascidian tadpole represents a plausible approximation to …

Cell shape changes underlie a large set of biological processes ranging from cell division to
cell motility. Stereotyped patterns of cell shape changes also determine tissue remodeling …

In bone tissue engineering, a combination of biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds with
renewable stem cells has recently emerged as a new strategy for promoting bone …

The dynamic remolding of the actin cytoskeleton is a critical part of most cellular activities,
and malfunction of cytoskeletal proteins results in various human diseases. The transition …

In the last two decades, considerable progress has been made in the field of molecular
biology, which has enabled a molecular-level understanding of a number of interesting …