Blebbing cells were a mysterious, and underrated, curiosity until recently. Although some isolated studies from the past 30 years had suggested that blebbing is important for cell motility ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

Our skin and mucous membranes protect us like vigilant sentinels against the onslaught of harmful pathogens. This extraordinary defense owes its strength to epithelial cells—specialized tissues woven ...

The team also demonstrates the key role of gamma-actin in the rigidity of cell membranes and the dynamics of junctional proteins, which may provide a mechanism of hearing loss.

In pink, wild type cells expressing gamma actin. In black, knock-out cells that do not express gamma actin. The yellowish lines reveal the tortuous nature of the junctions. Our skin and mucous ...