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, ...

The cornified envelope is an essential component of the epidermal permeability barrier of vertebrate organisms. Once assembled under the plasma membrane of keratinocytes in the outer epidermis it ...

The histopathological diagnosis of malignant melanoma is typically straightforward, particularly for cases with an in situ component or pigmentation. However, many melanomas lack diagnostic ...

Intermediate filaments (IFs) are critical parts of the structure of cells. They are essential for both normal tissue structure and function. Enabling cells to withstand the stretch and pressure on the ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In animal cells, the well known cytoskeletal proteins actin microfilaments and microtubules are accompanied by a third filament system that in humans consist of a family of more ...