Entangled polymer solutions and melts exhibit elastic, solid-like resistance to quick deformations and a viscous, fluid-like response to slow deformations. This viscoelastic behaviour reflects the ...

How is the rapid assembly and disassembly of actin networks governed? To answer this question, we are studying the roles of crucial actin regulatory proteins that alter polymer dynamics, e.g. formins, ...

The actin molecule discovered to make it to monotony thinking out a new (1) the structure and the analysis methods in this project, clarifying the high-resolution structure of the actin polymer for ...

An actin monomer in solution has a conformation that's a little wider than when it's part of a longer actin polymer. The previous model, said Zsolnay, assumed that the wide shape transitions into ...

Long chains of the molecule actin form filaments that are a key component of the matrix that give cells structure. They play a role in numerous cellular processes, including signaling and transport.

The actin cytoskeleton provides force for dynamic cellular processes, such as motility, morphogenesis, cell division, endocytosis, and phagocytosis. The organization and dynamics of actin filaments ...

Researchers from FOM Institute AMOLF and the German Forschungzentrum Jülich have discovered why polymers in a solution become fluid if the solution is stirred. They discovered that the polymer ...

Nuclear actin lab The cell nucleus is a highly organized and dynamic organelle. This dynamic organization is required for essential nuclear processes, such as gene expression and maintenance of ...