Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested that smaller sections of muscles cells can experience localized calcium signaling ...
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.
The giant cytoskeletal protein obscurin, represented in Caenorhabditis elegans by its orthologue UNC-89, plays a pivotal role in organising the intricate architecture of striated muscles. UNC-89 is ...
Rapid and reversible regulation of cell contraction and mechanotransduction in cells is now possible using optogenetics. Studies of cell contractility and mechanotransduction rely on chemical ...