Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton

Abstract The filamentous actin (F-actin) cytoskeleton is a composite material consisting of cortical actin and bundled F-actin stress fibers, which together mediate the mechanical behaviors of the cell, from cell division to cell migration. However, as mechanical forces are typically measured upon t...

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Main Authors: Sorosh Amiri, Camelia Muresan, Xingbo Shang, Clotilde Huet-Calderwood, Martin A. Schwartz, David A. Calderwood, Michael Murrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43612-5