The biomolecule is among the most important building blocks of biological systems, and a
full understanding of its function forms the scaffold for describing the mechanisms of higher …

Viewing cells as matter to understand the intracellular biomolecular processes and
multicellular tissue behavior represents an emerging research area at the interface of …

We propose a model for the dynamics of a probe embedded in a living cell, where both
thermal fluctuations and nonequilibrium activity coexist. The model is based on a confining …

Living cells are composed of active materials, in which forces are generated by the energy
derived from metabolism. Forces and structures self-organize to shape the cell and drive its …

Key message Here we review, from a quantitative point of view, the cell biology of
protonemal tip growth in the model moss Physcomitrium patens. We focus on the role of the …

From intracellular protein signaling to embryonic symmetry-breaking, fluid transport
ubiquitously drives biological events in living systems. We provide an overview of the …

Single-particle tracking is a powerful technique to investigate the motion of molecules or
particles. Here, we review the methods for analyzing the reconstructed trajectories, a …

Molecular motor-driven cargo must navigate a complex intracellular environment, which is
often crowded, heterogeneous and fluctuating, to fulfill their diverse functions in a cell. To …

The detection of the precise movement of a vesicle during transport in a live cell provides
key information for the intracellular delivery process. Here we report a novel numerical …

The actin cytoskeleton and active membrane trafficking machinery are essential for
polarized cell growth. To understand the interactions between myosin XI, vesicles and actin …