Pinching the cortex of live cells reveals thickness instabilities caused by myosin II motors

Nom de la revue
Science Advances
Valentin Laplaud, Nicolas Levernier, Judith Pineau, Mabel San Roman, Lucie Barbier, Pablo J. Sáez, Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil, Pablo Vargas, Karsten Kruse, Olivia du Roure, Matthieu Piel, Julien Heuvingh
Abstract

Magnetic beads are used as a caliper to measure the cortical layer of dendritic cells and its temporal variations.