The ability of a eukaryotic cell to resist deformation, to transport intracellular cargo and to
change shape during movement depends on the cytoskeleton, an interconnected network of …

Many cell phenomena that involve shape changes are affected by the intrinsic deformability
of the plasma membrane (PM). Far from being a passive participant, the PM is now known to …

Physical stimuli are essential for the function of eukaryotic cells, and changes in physical
signals are important elements in normal tissue development as well as in disease initiation …

Mice deficient in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were generated to test the idea that!
NOS defends the host against infectious agents and tumor cells at the risk of contributing to …

The December 2019 outbreak of a novel respiratory virus, SARS-CoV-2, has become an
ongoing global pandemic due in part to the challenge of identifying symptomatic …

Light microscopy provides a simple, cost-effective, and vital method for the diagnosis and
screening of hematologic and infectious diseases. In many regions of the world, however …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are capable of forming complex intracellular
bacterial communities (IBC) within the superficial umbrella cells of the bladders of C3H and …

The treelike structures of many organs, including the mammary gland, are generated by
branching morphogenesis, a reiterative process of branch initiation and invasion from a …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become an important tool for quantifying mechanical
properties of biological materials ranging from single molecules to cells and tissues. Current …

Curved membranes are an essential feature of dynamic cellular structures, including
endocytic pits, filopodia protrusions and most organelles,. It has been proposed that …