Calponin is a thin-filament-associated protein that plays a central role in the control of smooth muscle contraction by binding to actin and tropomyosin and inhibiting myosin ATPase activity. Three ...

The mechanobiology of stem cells examines how physical forces and the mechanical properties of the surrounding environment guide cell behaviour, lineage commitment and tissue organisation. In tissue ...

RUDN University scientists have discovered that in weightlessness, the contractile activity of smooth muscles in the hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted. New data must be taken ...

Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center blocked the symptoms of a rare smooth muscle disease before they developed. Their findings, published in ...