Scientists from Germany and Italy have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells ...
FOP is caused by a mutation in a gene known as ACVR1, which is involved in a cellular process that regulates the skeleton's development in the womb and repairs the skeleton throughout life.
In the research, the team focused on active matter in the form of millimeter-sized protein filaments that normally make up a cell's skeleton ... of fluid on the cellular level.