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Actin kinetics shapes cortical network structure and mechanics

1 Apr 2016Science Advances

DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.1501337

Authors

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

Abstract

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