Just as the skeleton and muscles move the human body and hold its shape, the cells of the body are stabilized and moved by a cellular skeleton. This cellular skeleton is a dynamic structure, ...

A number of spontaneous mutations in GFAP, encoding an astrocyte-specific intermediate filament protein, causes a neurodegenerative disease. It seems probable that these mutations effect gain of ...

Living cells are constantly exposed to a wide variety of mechanical stresses: heart and lungs must withstand expansion and contraction; our skin must be resistant to tearing whilst retaining ...