Immune cell movement. Dendritic cell (actin inside the cell is shown in blue) moving in a collagen gel (red). The second part of the video shows how collagen fibers are displaced by the forces exerted ...
Cell movement is an essential biological process, whether it's cancer cells metastasizing to other parts of the body or immune cells migrating to heal a wound. However, the principle by which cells ...
Cells can be thought of as cities, with factories, a transport system, and lots of building activity. An international team ...
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal "trade winds" that help cells rapidly move essential proteins to the front of the cell, ...