Cell migration is an essential process, both in unicellular organisms such as amoeba and as
individual or collective motility in highly developed multicellular organisms like mammals. It …

Cell migration is crucial for physiological and pathological processes such as
morphogenesis, wound repair, immune response and cancer invasion/metastasis. There are …

The synapse has emerged as a critical neuronal structure in the degenerative process of
Alzheimer disease (AD), in which the pathogenic signals of two key players—amyloid-β (Aβ) …

Neuronal communication is typically mediated via synapses and gap junctions. New forms
of intercellular communication, including nanotubes (NTs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) …

Branched actin networks have emerged as major force-generating structures driving the
protrusions in various distinct cell types and processes, ranging from lamellipodia operating …

Actin filaments generate mechanical forces that drive membrane movements during
trafficking, endocytosis and cell migration. Reciprocally, adaptations of actin networks to …

Focal adhesions (FAs) initiate chemical and mechanical signals involved in cell polarity,
migration, proliferation and differentiation. Super-resolution microscopy revealed that FAs …

Detection and conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical signals controls cell
functions during physiological and pathological processes. Mechanosensing is based on …

Detection and conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical signals is known as
mechanotransduction. From cells to tissues, mechanotransduction regulates migration …

The shape of cells is the outcome of the balance of inner forces produced by the actomyosin
network and the resistive forces produced by cell adhesion to their environment. The specific …