Researchers uncover mechanism of plasma membrane remodeling that drives mitotic cell rounding

During cell division, adherent animal cells round up to create the precise spatial geometry required for accurate chromosome ...

How weakness in cell structure affects the host–microbiome relationship

Cells have an internal skeleton that maintains their structure and also drives their movement. Known as the cytoskeleton, ...
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Structural changes in the vacuole and cytoskeleton are key to development of the two cytoplasmic domains supporting single-cell C 4 photosynthesis in Bienertia sinuspersici

Bienertia sinuspersici Akhani has an unusual mechanism of C4 photosynthesis which occurs within individual chlorenchyma cells. To perform C4, the mature cells have two cytoplasmic compartments ...
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Structure and function of ER membrane contact sites with other organelles

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms tight membrane contact sites (MCSs) with several organelles in animal cells and yeast. The function of MCSs between the ER and mitochondria and endosomes are ...