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Branching activity switches actin network between connected and fragmented states in a myosin-dependent manner
(2021)
Actin networks rely on nucleation mechanisms to generate new filaments because de-novo nucleation is kinetically disfavored. Branching nucleation of actin filaments by Arp2/3, in particular, is critical for actin ...
Remarkable structural transformations of actin bundles are driven by their initial polarity, motor activity, crosslinking, and filament treadmilling
(2019)
Bundled actin structures play a key role in maintaining cellular shape, in aiding force transmission to and from extracellular substrates, and in affecting cellular motility. Recent studies have also brought to light new ...
EMERGENT NETWORK ORGANIZATION IN LINEAR AND DENDRITIC ACTIN NETWORKS REVEALED BY MECHANOCHEMICAL SIMULATIONS
(2021)
Cells employ networks of filamentous biopolymers to achieve shape changes and exert migratory forces. As the networks offer structural integrity to a cell, they are referred to as the cytoskeleton. Actin is an essential ...