... assume a vital function in our cells: The tiny cargo transporters move important substances along lengthy protein fibers and ensure an effective transportation infrastructure. Biophysicists of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen ...
... the focal adhesions at the cell's periphery. Among the cargo transported along microtubules are factors that disassemble focal adhesions. Hence by coupling microtubule, actin ...
... directionality and provide the wherewithal for transporting various molecular and membrane-bound cargoes from one end of the cell ... , a prerequisite for proper actin cable architecture and cargo transport. "In all animal, plant, and human cells ...
... in support of several functions, such as cellular division and cargo transport. "We picked kinesins because they're the simplest known motor proteins. Usually, proteins ...
... 's cells. Specifically, the fast-track transportation pathway of 'cargo' to and from the surface of the cell. Defects in this trafficking ... Dr. McPherson. "For example a very important cargo transported by this specific fast track recycling ...
Michigan Technological University graduate student Chris Johnon had never flown in a plane. Then he hitched a ride to Antarctica on a military cargo transport to do research.
... of Physics, provides a theoretical model that compares the transport characteristics of straight- and branched-chain polymers ... of differing chemical affinities. "At the moment we are investigating the cargo transport capabilities of dendrimers," says Nikoubashman. "Place ...
... , which are taking the opportunity to jump on board freight and cargo transports to explore, and settle, new lands ... , animals have had more opportunities to jump on board our various transports. Given this increase, and the potential impact on biodiversity ...
... -20th centuries, riverboat men used the Rhine for cargo transport. And so docks along the river ... , such as the spread of disease and migratory habits. "Disease can be transported by insects and rats, but during a strong freezing ...
Globalisation, with its ever increasing demand for cargo transport, has inadvertently opened the flood gates for a new, silent invasion. New research has mapped ...
