The chirality of tissues and organs is essential for their proper function and development. Tissue-level chirality derives from the chirality of individual cells that comprise the tissue, and cellular ...

Actin articles from across Nature Portfolio Actin is a globular protein that is a major constituent of the cellular cytoskeleton. Actin can exist in monomeric form as G-actin (globular actin) or ...

Microtubules are cylindrical polymers composed of alpha and beta tubulin. They are a major component of the cytoskeleton and mediate crucial cellular functions including formation of the mitotic ...