• It can be present as either a free monomer called G-actin (globular) or as part of a linear polymer microfilament called F-actin (filamentous), both of which are essential for such important cellular functions as the mobility and contraction of cells during cell division. (wikipedia.org)
  • Actin's primary role in the cell is to form linear polymers called microfilaments that serve various functions in the cell's structure, trafficking networks, migration, and replication. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mechanistically, the complex consisting of YAP and transcription factors promotes the expression of genes involved in DNA replication, cell cycle regulation, chromosomal segregation, but also in the control of cellular stemness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sugar polymers on the outer cell envelope of Staphylococcus aureus mean that the disease progresses in a particularly aggressive way -- and this suggests a starting point for possible treatment. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • The group of scientists has been able to demonstrate that CA-MRSA strains can change their outer cell envelope by inserting increasing amounts of a long-chain sugar polymer, the cell wall teichoic acid. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • We've now also been able to prove that the increased insertion of the sugar polymer into the cell envelope creates a change in the immune reaction in the case of skin infections. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Illustration: The cell envelope sugar polymer wall teichoic acid (WTA) of Staphylococcus aureus plays a role in the development of skin infections. (regenerativemedicine.net)