Despite its compact structure—composed of only three amino acids—this endogenous tripeptide has been repeatedly situated at ...

The field of neuroplasticity is increasingly exploring the non-neuronal components that shape synaptic, cellular, and circuit-level adaptation in the brain.

A new review links three forces shaping osteoarthritis: mechanical stress, integrin signaling, and integrin endocytosis. The authors argue that integrin trafficking can reprogram where and how long ...

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a specialized population of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix components, helping ...

Growing from a single cell into a complex organism with specialized tissues and organs requires a complex and coordinated process. But the mechanical signals that guide tissue and organ ...

Biofilm-resident bacteria and fungi are significantly more tolerant to conventional antibiotics. The extracellular polymeric substance matrix acts as a ...

Researchers at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University have successfully grown patient-derived colorectal cancer ...

Recently, a research team from Chongqing Medical University, led by Prof. Wei Huang, Dr. Wei Bao, and Dr. Yiting Lei, has successfully developed a novel engineered extracellular matrix (eECM) to ...

The Ramamurthi Lab for Matrix Engineering at Lehigh University focuses on the repair of the extracellular matrix, targeting ...