The bone matrix plays an indispensable role in the human body, and its unique biomechanical and mechanobiological properties have received much attention. The bone matrix has unique mechanical ...

Liver is an organ with a remarkable regenerative capacity. Liver regeneration in response to an injury involves restoration of functional liver tissue through proliferation of both mature as well as ...

Chromatin is a unique DNA and protein complex that makes up the chromosomes. Specific proteins (histones) wind up the DNA like small cable drums to package the long DNA. A cable drum (consisting of ...

The composition of the extracellular matrix differs between tissue types. Though its main function is to provide an essential scaffold for cells, the extracellular matrix also regulates processes by ...