Dimers of the molecular motor kinesin can ‘walk’ along microtubules. A flexible neck connects the head of one kinesin of the dimer to its partner. When one head is bound to a microtubule, and when ...

Direct evidence that microtubules function as mechano-sensors and regulate the intracellular transport of molecules has been reported, leading to new possibilities in the fields of biomechanics, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Certain intracellular organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes form tubular networks that are closely aligned with ...

Life's smallest motor, a protein that shuttles cargo within cells and helps cells divide, does so by rocking up and down like a seesaw, according to research conducted by scientists at the U.S.

Assistant professor of physics Guillaume Duclos calls it the "swirl." It's made up of two types of cellular proteins -- kinesin and microtubules -- interacting to create a vortex under the microscope.

The smallest proteins travel in our cells, completing deeply important tasks to keep our molecular mechanisms moving. They are responsible for transporting cargo, duplicating cells and more. Now, a ...

Heliozoan axopodia are important for their motility. However, the underlying mechanism of their axopodial contraction has remained ambiguous. Recently, researchers have reported that microtubules are ...

In plant cells, cytokinesis is brought about by the phragmoplast. The phragmoplast has a dynamic microtubule array of two mirrored sets of microtubules, which are aligned perpendicularly to the ...

McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. McGill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The puzzle of memory has intrigued philosophers and ...

It's made up of two types of cellular proteins -- kinesin and microtubules -- interacting to create a vortex under the microscope. In the last year, researchers at Brandeis' Bioinspired Materials ...