Myosin II-generated tension sustains adhesion ... p190RhoGAPs regulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics, membrane ruffling, neurite retraction, smooth muscle contraction, cytokinesis, cellular ...

Tweaking the spacing between binding domains on the ECM surrounding cancer cells can boost their killing via ultrasound ...

Cells have surface receptors called integrins that bind to repetitive domains present on the extracellular matrix (ECM) ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A.S. Smith et al., “Myosin IIA interacts with the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton to control red blood cell membrane curvature and deformability ...

The Fowler lab discovered that myosin (green) can bind actin (orange) to exert tension on the red blood cell membrane. This tension supports the function of red blood cells by maintaining their ...