Morphogenesis in animal tissues is largely driven by actomyosin networks, through tensions
generated by an active contractile process. Although the network components and their …

The main motivation for “hierarchical biomechanics” is that the wide variability of mechanical
properties encountered at the macroscopic scale may be traced back to just a few …

The primary goal of cytokinesis is to produce two daughter cells, each having a full set of
chromosomes. To achieve this, cells assemble a dynamic structure between segregated …

During cytokinesis, animal cells rapidly remodel the equatorial cortex to build an aligned
array of actin filaments called the contractile ring. Local reorientation of filaments by active …

Cell migration in fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) is crucial to many physiological and
pathological processes such as tissue regeneration, immune response, and cancer …

Cytokinesis, the process that partitions the mother cell into two daughter cells, requires the
assembly and constriction of an equatorial actomyosin network. Different types of non-motor …

Living cells dynamically modulate the local morphologies of their actin networks to perform
biological functions, including force transduction, intracellular transport, and cell division. A …

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 …

Transient bonds between fast linkers and slower particles are widespread in physical and
biological systems. Despite their diverse structure and function, a commonality is that the …

Cell shape changes such as cytokinesis are driven by the actomyosin contractile
cytoskeleton. The molecular rearrangements that bring about contractility in nonmuscle cells …