During ingestion of antibody-coated targets, phagocytes probe and deform the target via Arp2/3-dependent protrusions and myosin-dependent constriction during cup closure.
Lars Hubatsch, Louise M Jawerth ... Christoph A Weber
Dynamical properties of liquid condensates can be quantitatively assessed by combining phase separation theory and photobleaching, which opens new avenues to understand their physicochemical properties and functioning.
Diogo Paramos-de-Carvalho, Antonio Jacinto, Leonor Saúde
A time-gated model is proposed to reconcile the transient vs. persistent biological activities of cellular senescence, in which 'time' seems to be the main orchestrator of the beneficial vs. detrimental effects of the senescent programme.
Piezo1 activity within keratinocytes slows healing of wounded skin via dynamic channel enrichment at regions of the wound edge, causing localized retraction and thus hindering keratinocyte migration during wound healing.
A preclinical study using exogenous retinoids in a novel Usher syndrome 1F mouse model reveals a possible therapy to treat mutant PCDH15-mediated visual dysfunction.
Biochemical analysis reveals the entire route of oligosaccharide processing from M9 to M8B and then to oligosaccharides exposing the α1,6-linked mannosyl residue (M7A, M6, and M5), and the enzymes (EDEM2 and EDEM3/1) responsible for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation of misfolded glycoproteins.
Harold Fernando Gómez, Mathilde Sabine Dumond ... Dagmar Iber
The 3D shape and dynamic organization of epithelial cells are far more complex than previously believed, but can be explained with simple physical principles based on lateral surface energy minimisation.
Dietary nitrate supplementation could effectively prevent irradiation therapy-induced xerostomia for patients with head and neck cancer, providing a novel, safe, and effective way to resolve this issue.
