Chemical and electrical interaction within and between the cells is well established and
studied. Just the opposite is truth about the cellular interactions via other physical fields. The …

The emerging coronavirus (CoV) pandemic is threatening the public health all over the
world. Cytoskeleton is an intricate network involved in controlling cell shape, cargo transport …

One of the major challenges in modern biology is to understand how the molecular
components of a living cell operate in a highly noisy environment. What are the specific …

BAR domain proteins contribute to membrane deformation in diverse cellular processes.
The inverted-BAR (I-BAR) protein IRSp53, for instance, is found on the inner leaflet of the …

Cell motility proceeds by cycles of edge protrusion, adhesion, and retraction. Whether these
functions are coordinated by biochemical or biomechanical processes is unknown. We find …

A molecular motor is made of either a single macromolecule or a macromolecular complex.
Just like their macroscopic counterparts, molecular motors “transduce” input energy into …

Much of current understanding of cell motility arose from studying steady treadmilling of actin
arrays. Recently, there have been a growing number of observations of a more complex …

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)—a significant precursor to invasive breast cancer—is
typically diagnosed as microcalcifications in mammograms. However, the effective use of …

Motile cells—fan-like keratocytes, hand-shaped nerve growth cones, polygonal fibroblasts,
to name but a few—come in different shapes and sizes. We discuss the origins of this …

Mathematical and computational modeling is rapidly becoming an essential research
technique complementing traditional experimental biological methods. However, lack of …