Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane ...

Professor Bo Liu, Department of Plant Biology, holds an Arabidopsis plant while Professor Jawdat Al-Bassam, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, holds a model of the augmin protein complex.

Researchers used cryo-expansion microscopy to map the immune synapse in near-native conditions, uncovering structural ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Egg cells need to store large amounts of proteins and other molecules to support the earliest stages of development. But how ...

Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment ...

The secret life of cell walls From plant stems to bacterial shells, cell walls are far more than rigid barriers—they’re ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Northwestern University identified a previously unknown treatment opportunity for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. The discovery, ...