The cytoskeleton of animal cells is one of the most complicated and functionally versatile
structures, involved in processes such as endocytosis, cell division, intra-cellular transport …

Tight coupling between biochemical and mechanical properties of the actin cytoskeleton
drives a large range of cellular processes including polarity establishment, morphogenesis …

Here we develop a minimal model of the cell actomyosin cortex by forming a quasi-2D cross-
linked filamentous actin (F-actin) network adhered to a model cell membrane and contracted …

Different types of cell behavior, including growth, motility, and navigation, require actin
proteins to assemble into filaments. Here, we describe a biochemical process that was able …

Cellular form and function are controlled by the assembly and stability of actin cytoskeletal
structures—but disassembling/pruning these structures is equally essential for the plasticity …

The actin regulatory protein, cofilin, increases the bending and twisting elasticity of actin
filaments and severs them. It has been proposed that filaments partially decorated with …

Cells use a large repertoire of proteins to remodel the actin cytoskeleton. Depending on the
proteins involved, F-actin is organized in specialized protrusions such as lamellipodia or …

The cellular cytoskeleton is crucial for many cellular functions such as cell motility and
wound healing, as well as other processes that require shape change or force generation …

Migrating cells nucleate focal adhesions (FAs) at the cell front and disassemble them at the
rear to allow cell translocation. FAs are made of a multiprotein complex, the adhesome …

During bacterial cell division, the tubulin-homolog FtsZ forms a ring-like structure at the
center of the cell. This Z-ring not only organizes the division machinery, but treadmilling of …