Actin kinetics shapes cortical network structure and mechanics

1 avr. 2016Science Advances

DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.1501337

Auteurs

Marco Fritzsche, Christoph Erlenkämper, Emad Moeendarbary, Guillaume Charras, Karsten Kruse

Résumé

Cells adjust their macroscopic mechanical properties by tuning the actin protomer concentration and activity of actin nucleators.