The processes by which a single cell — the fertilized egg — gives rise to all the different cell types that make up an adult organism remain some of life’s great mysteries. We know that it takes time ...

We previously demonstrated that truncated desmoplakin I (DP I) molecules containing the carboxyl terminus specifically coalign with and disrupt both keratin and vimentin intermediate filament (IF) ...

Most biological cells have a fixed place in an organism. However, cells can become mobile and move through the body. This happens, for example, during wound healing or when tumour cells divide ...