Regulation of actin bundle mechanics and structure by intracellular environmental factors

N Castaneda, J Park, EH Kang - Frontiers in physics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The mechanical and structural properties of actin cytoskeleton drive various cellular
processes, including structural support of the plasma membrane and cellular motility. Actin …

Semiflexible biopolymers in bundled arrangements

J Schnauß, T Händler, JA Käs - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Bundles and networks of semiflexible biopolymers are key elements in cells, lending them
mechanical integrity while also enabling dynamic functions. Networks have been the subject …

Actin and microtubule networks contribute differently to cell response for small and large strains

H Kubitschke, J Schnauß, KD Nnetu… - New Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Cytoskeletal filaments provide cells with mechanical stability and organization. The main key
players are actin filaments and microtubules governing a cell's response to mechanical …

Entropic forces drive contraction of cytoskeletal networks

M Braun, Z Lansky, F Hilitski, Z Dogic, S Diez - BioEssays, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The cytoskeleton is a network of interconnected protein filaments, which provide a three‐
dimensional scaffold for cells. Remodeling of the cytoskeleton is important for key cellular …

Self-assembly of hierarchically ordered structures in DNA nanotube systems

M Glaser, J Schnauß, T Tschirner… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The self-assembly of molecular and macromolecular building blocks into organized patterns
is a complex process found in diverse systems over a wide range of size and time scales …

Transition from a linear to a harmonic potential in collective dynamics of a multifilament actin bundle

J Schnauß, T Golde, C Schuldt, BUS Schmidt… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Attractive depletion forces between rodlike particles in highly crowded environments have
been shown through recent modeling and experimental approaches to induce different …

Towards cytoskeleton computers. A proposal

A Adamatzky, J Tuszynski, J Pieper… - From parallel to …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Actin and tubulin are key structural elements of Eukaryotes' cytoskeleton. The networks of
actin filaments and tubulin microtubules are substrates for cells' motility and mechanics, intra …

Cells in slow motion: apparent undercooling increases glassy behavior at physiological temperatures

J Schnauß, T Kunschmann, S Grosser… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solvent conditions are unexpectedly sufficient to drastically and reversibly slow down cells.
In vitro on the molecular level, protein–solvent interactions drastically change in the …

Tuning the properties of active microtubule networks by depletion forces

V Nasirimarekani, T Strübing, A Vilfan, I Guido - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Suspensions of microtubules and nonadsorbing particles form thick and long bundles due to
depletion forces. Such interactions act at the nanometer scale and define the structural and …

Computing on actin bundles network

A Adamatzky, F Huber, J Schnauß - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Actin filaments are conductive to ionic currents, mechanical and voltage solitons. These
travelling localisations can be utilised to generate computing circuits from actin networks …