Structures called desmosomes connect cells to each other and transfer mechanical stress. They are especially important in tissues under continual mechanical stress, such as heart muscle (pictured).
A new study in *Developmental Cell* has found that desmosomes, long known as adhesive structures in skin, also stockpile messenger RNAs and ribosomes at cell borders. These components remain repressed ...
An important discovery about how certain cells stick to each other to form tissue has been made by scientists. The team studied how cells in the skin and heart are bound together through structures ...
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Study finds injured skin cells rapidly ramp up protein-making hubs
When you nick your finger slicing vegetables, the outer layer of your skin starts patching itself within minutes. A study ...
Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism through which skin cells organize and control protein production during ...
Cell biologists have developed a new method for measuring how mechanical forces in cells are processed. The skin is our largest organ, and, among other things, it provides protection against ...
A University of Manchester scientist has revealed the mechanism that binds skin cells tightly together, which he believes will lead to new treatments for painful and debilitating skin diseases and ...
How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, are exploring how structures called desmosomes, ...
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