Super-resolution microscopy reveals a twist inside of cells
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 12:11
in Biology & Nature
If you want to understand the underlying mechanisms of cellular motility and division, then the centriole is the organelle of interest. Each cell has a pair of centrioles which help to segregate chromosomes during cell division. These special organelles are multi-molecular machines composed of hundreds of proteins and have a hidden code of post-translational modifications (PTMs), that contribute to their rigidity or flexibility, which in turn may help explain how centrioles function.