Two Motors and One Spring: Hypothetic Roles of Non-Muscle Myosin II and Submembrane Actin-Based Cytoskeleton in Cell Volume Sensing

Two Motors and One Spring: Hypothetic Roles of Non-Muscle Myosin II and Submembrane Actin-Based Cytoskeleton in Cell Volume Sensing

Changes in plasma membrane curvature and intracellular ionic strength are two key features of cell volume perturbations. In this hypothesis we present a model of the responsible molecular apparatus which is assembled of two molecular motors [non-muscle myosin II (NMMII) and protrusive actin polymeri...

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Main Authors: Nadezhda Barvitenko, Muhammad Aslam, Alfons Lawen, Carlota Saldanha, Elisaveta Skverchinskaya, Giuseppe Uras, Alessia Manca, Antonella Pantaleo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
cell volume
swelling
shrinkage
non-muscle myosin II
actin cortex
actin polymerization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/15/7967

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