Desmoplakin is a major and essential constituent of the interface between the transmembrane glycoproteins mediating adhesion and the intermediate filament cytoskeleton in the cell interior. The ...

A new study in *Developmental Cell* has found that desmosomes, long known as adhesive structures in skin, also stockpile messenger RNAs and ribosomes at cell borders. These components remain repressed ...

An important discovery about how certain cells stick to each other to form tissue has been made by scientists. The team studied how cells in the skin and heart are bound together through structures ...

Structures called desmosomes connect cells to each other and transfer mechanical stress. They are especially important in tissues under continual mechanical stress, such as heart muscle (pictured).

How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, are exploring how structures called desmosomes, ...

New research shows that skin cells store protein-making machinery at their edges, enabling rapid repair when the skin barrier is damaged. The system relies on desmosomes, which hold messenger RNAs and ...

Cell biologists have developed a new method for measuring how mechanical forces in cells are processed. The skin is our largest organ, and, among other things, it provides protection against ...