Myosin chaperones are pivotal in ensuring proper muscle development by guiding the folding, assembly, and quality control of myosin motor proteins. These specialised proteins, such as UNC-45, ...

Myosin VI is a distinctive actin‐based motor protein that moves in the reverse direction along actin filaments, a property that underpins its unique roles in cellular transport, anchorage and ...

Boron, though required only in minimal amounts, is vital for plant development. It strengthens cell walls and supports the growth of roots and shoots. Normally, boron, in the form of boric acid, is ...

With intensifying global warming and climate change, drought has become a major threat to global agriculture, impacting crop yields and food security. To survive such adverse events, plants have ...

Cell generated force plays essential roles in a wide range of biological processes, such as cell motility, cytokinesis, and tissue morphogenesis. In a study published in Nature Communications, a ...

Using technologies like electron microscopy (EM) it is possible to capture molecular mechanisms in great detail, but not when these mechanisms are currently moving. The field of cryomicroscopy ...

A decade ago, when Courtney Miller of Scripps Research in Florida found that blocking a specific protein can interrupt methamphetamine addiction in mice, it was difficult to imagine drugs targeting ...

A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot--worsening damage to heart tissue, a new ...