Tight coupling between biochemical and mechanical properties of the actin cytoskeleton
drives a large range of cellular processes including polarity establishment, morphogenesis …

Motile cells extend a leading edge by assembling a branched network of actin filaments that
produces physical force as the polymers grow beneath the plasma membrane. A core set of …

The gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, a
highly fatal opportunistic foodborne infection. Pregnant women, neonates, the elderly, and …

The cellular functions of the actin cytoskeleton require precise regulation of both the
initiation of actin polymerization and the organization of the resulting filaments. The actin …

Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) and WASP-family verprolin-homologous protein
(WAVE) family proteins are scaffolds that link upstream signals to the activation of the …

Human monkeypox was first recognized outside Africa in 2003 during an outbreak in the
USA that was traced to imported monkeypox virus (MPXV)-infected West African rodents …

The SH3 domain is perhaps the best-characterized member of the growing family of protein-
interaction modules. By binding with moderate affinity and selectivity to proline-rich ligands …

Despite the success of the WHO-led smallpox eradication programme a quarter of a century
ago, there remains considerable fear that variola virus, or other related pathogenic …

▪ Abstract Ena/VASP proteins are a conserved family of actin regulatory proteins made up of
EVH1, EVH2 domains, and a proline-rich central region. They have been implicated in actin …