Related Stories. The intestinal mucosa, with its microvilli and protective glycocalyx layer, offers a compelling biological template. This natural structure not only shields receptors from fouling ...

Did ear sensory cell stereocilia evolve from gut microvilli? Date: January 25, 2016 Source: Cell Press Summary: Evolution likes to borrow. It can take an already-successful biological structure ...

In the mucosa, the microvilli and their polymeric glycocalyx coating and pattern-recognition receptors insulate the epithelium from gut bacteria, while still allowing access to bacteria-derived ...

These brush layers, which consist mainly of microvilli, microridges and cilia, ... The glycocalyx affects the mechanotransductive perception of the topographical microenvironment ...