The contraction of smooth muscle is an essential process underpinning diverse physiological functions ranging from gastrointestinal motility to vascular regulation. At its core, smooth muscle ...

Neurons intertwine with small blood vessels in the brain, but how do the two communicate? With elaborate three-dimensional reconstructions of electron microscopy images, scientists led by Jie-Min Jia, ...

smooth muscle α-actin; smooth muscle cells in blood vessel walls, gut wall, myometrium and arrectores pili of skin also myoepithelial cells found in breast and salivary gland ...