However, most animal cells have complex morphologies because the membrane adheres strongly to the cytoskeleton. In animal cells, movement of membrane into an endocytic vesicle or lamellipodium ...

Even simple animals like sponges have these proteins ... Integrins link the actin cytoskeleton of a cell to various external structures. The cytoplasmic portion of each integrin molecule binds ...

We aim to understand the molecular logic behind the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton at endocytic sites and how disturbances in this process affect physiology and disease progression. Leonardo is ...

Our group is highly multidisciplinary, as we use a combination of “OMICs”, state of the art microscopy, molecular and cellular biology, animal models and patient material. Our ultimate goal is to ...