As a human embryo grows, a set of molecules directs cells as they multiply and take on specific identities and spatial positions within the embryo. In one crucial step known as gastrulation, these ...

Additionally, signalling networks that guide diverse cell behaviours and functions are connected to tight junctions, transmitting information to and from the cytoskeleton, nucleus and different ...

Researchers in the iPS Cell Research Center at Gladstone Institutes, including Shinya Yamanaka, have shown that tight junctions between cells may play a critical role in gastrulation in human embryos.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have unveiled groundbreaking insights into the function of cell junctions in the brain, shedding light on their role in conditions ranging ...

Within multicellular organisms, cells build connections with each other forming cell layers that cover the surfaces of tissues and organs and separate structures in the body. For example, the skin ...

To investigate the responsiveness of adherens junctions (AJ) to force, we adapted a system of microfabricated force sensors to quantitatively report cell—cell tugging force and AJ size.

A new study by researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University in the U.S. describes the key interaction between the viral envelope (E) protein and the human cell junction ...

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