Sentences with phrase «major cytoskeletons»

Plant cells contain two major cytoskeletons, i.e. microtubules (MTs) and actin filaments (F - actin), which help cells to maintain their shape, provide mechanistic support and enable the cells to divide and move.

A group of plant biologists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, the Gregor Mendel Institute, and the University of Kentucky, has reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, on their discovery on how the plant's egg cells initially lose their skeletal pattern upon fertilization and are reorganized by two major cytoskeleton components in the cell, microtubules (MTs) and actin filaments (F - actin).

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Major components of the neuronal cytoskeleton, microtubules grow and extend neurons, form and regulate synapses, are disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and theoretically linked to information processing, memory encoding and mental states.

Identifying new molecules that target the cytoskeleton thus represents a major challenge.

In general, he focused on GTPases, exploring a wide range of biological roles, with a major emphasis on neutrophil chemotaxis, the NADPH oxidase burst in leukocytes and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton.

Comparisons of the cytoskeleton and endocytic trafficking systems with those of humans and other eukaryotic organisms reveal major differences.

ApoE as a major causative factor and therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders; small - molecule structure correctors to convert apoE4 to apoE3 and reverse the detrimental effects of apoE4 on mitochondria and the cytoskeleton; small - molecule protease inhibitors to block the formation of toxic fragments of apoE4; Plasma lipoprotein metabolism regulation involving apoE and apoB; cholesterol homeostasis modulation by lipoprotein receptors controlling lipoprotein clearance by the liver; Plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL - C) metabolism in the progression of atherosclerosis; the genetic epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome and low HDL - C levels established by the Turkish Heart Study.