Nature has developed a unique structure as a scaffold for almost all nerve cells: the membrane-associated periodic skeleton (MPS). This specialized cytoskeletal structure is located below the cell ...

Viral infection induces cytoskeleton remodeling into cage-like structure. Virus infection can cause severe rearrangement of the cytoskeleton, and all three kinds of cytoskeleton form a cage-like ...

대한민국 과학기술인상 7월 수상자로 노성훈 서울대 생명과학부 교수가 선정됐다. 세포 기능에 필수적인 세포골격 재생 시스템을 규명해 노화와 신경퇴행성 질환 극복 기반을 마련한 성과를 인정받았다. 과학기술정보통신부와 ...

In the 1950s, advances in microscopy techniques allowed scientists to visualize synaptic communication between two brain cells for the first time. 1,2 However, many details beyond the general synapse ...

Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain. Their work appears in the study, ...