Dynamic networks of protein filaments give shape to cells and power cell movement. Learn how microtubules, actin filaments, and intermediate filaments organize the cell.

Crosstalk between actin and microtubules promotes symmetry break to polarize cells for division, shape changes, and migration. CytoPainter Phalloidin-iFluor 488 Reagent Other colors available ...

Microtubules help to regulate cell structure throughout our bodies. A group of researchers have used cryo-electron microscopy to shed light on how a certain protein keeps microtubules stable, and ...

Microtubules perform these important tasks by repeatedly growing and shrinking. In this animation, proteins called tubulin snap into place like Lego blocks to build a microtubule.

The microtubules "donut" video took fifth place at the Nikon Small World in Motion competition on Sept. 13. The competition is made up of films and time-lapse photographs captured using microscopes.

Some stabilized microtubules are known to have an expanded structure in which the distance between tubulins is greater than that of normal microtubules. And within CAMSAP3, a region called D2 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo have shown in two recently published papers that destabilization of structures called microtubules, intracellular highways that transport ...

An atomic view of microtubules has been produced that enabled researchers to identify the crucial role played by a family of end-binding proteins in regulating microtubule dynamic instability, the ...

Instead, experts believe, microtubules perform incredible operations in the quantum realm. Citing the work of earlier researchers, the study infers that the same kind of quantum operations are ...

Researchers publish a study in the journal Nature Medicine that determined the cause of “stiff heart.” The findings could help to prevent future cases of heart failure. Share on Pinterest ...

Migrating cells use stiffened microtubules to push through tissue barriers, seeking out weak points in tissue, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Cell Reports.