The Protein You’ve Never Heard Of That Helps You Hear
Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...
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The myosin swinging cross-bridge model
No biological system has been studied by more diverse approaches than the actin-based molecular motor myosin. Biophysics, biochemistry, physiology, classical genetics and molecular genetics have ...
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The Sliding Filament Theory of Muscle Contraction
An individual sarcomere contains many parallel actin (thin) and myosin (thick) filaments. The interaction of myosin and actin proteins is at the core of our current understanding of sarcomere ...
The fine control of cell mechanics
Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...