This circuitry involves an enzyme, GEF, that naturally circulates in a cell's cytoplasm. When this enzyme is activated, it induces a change in a protein, called Rho, that is known to be essential ...

A light-activated enzyme morphed round starfish egg cells into different shapes. This technology could one day be useful for ...

Normally, these waves are triggered by proteins called Rho and enzymes known as GEF, which together activate muscle-like contractions in the cell’s outer layer. When GEF stimulates Rho ...

Researchers have discovered a key circuitry within a starfish oocyte that controls its motion and shape that involves the GEF enzyme that naturally circulates in a cell’s cytoplasm. When this ...

The enzyme GEF, which naturally circulates in starfish cell cytoplasm, is involved in this circuitry. Upon activation, GEF induces a change in the protein Rho – a key element in regulating cell ...

This shape change is driven by two enzymes: the small GTPase Rho and its activation enzyme GEF. By incorporating light-controllable molecular switches into GEF enzymes, the researchers managed to ...

This circuitry involves an enzyme, GEF, that naturally circulates in a cell’s cytoplasm. When this enzyme is activated, it induces a change in a protein, called Rho, that is known to be ...