Studying bacterial interactions with actin is still throwing up ... a protein that cells use to build an intracellular cytoskeleton to aid cell motility, division, and other important processes.

The discovery of Spir-like proteins in bacteria indicates that pathogens have adopted this mechanism to manipulate the host actin cytoskeleton. A true nucleator must meet several criteria ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.

some types of bacteria increased the survival rate of cancer cells in the lung up to sixfold. Cells usually respond to the fluid shear stress they experience when entering the circulatory system by ...

My lab is interested in understanding the molecular alterations that occur during bacterial infections of epithelial cells. We have 3 major areas of research; 1) alterations to the skeleton within ...