The structural and functional integrity of the cell wall needs to be constantly monitored and
fine‐tuned to allow for growth while preventing mechanical failure. Many studies have …

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

This review summarizes what is known about the biochemical and biophysical mechanisms
that initiate the assembly of actin filaments in cells. Assembly and disassembly of these …

Formins are a widely expressed family of proteins that govern cell shape, adhesion,
cytokinesis, and morphogenesis by remodeling the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons …

Active stresses are generated and transmitted throughout diverse F-actin architectures
within the cell cytoskeleton, and drive essential behaviors of the cell, from cell division to …

Formins are highly conserved proteins that have essential roles in remodelling the actin and
microtubule cytoskeletons to influence eukaryotic cell shape and behaviour. Recent work …

Actin filaments are major components of at least 15 distinct structures in metazoan cells.
These filaments assemble from a common pool of actin monomers, but do so at different …

Formins are conserved actin polymerization machines that have instrumental roles in
controlling rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton and have recently been shown to …

Roots hairs are cylindrical extensions of root epidermal cells that are important for
acquisition of nutrients, microbe interactions, and plant anchorage. The molecular …

In his 1665 treatise, Micrographia, Robert Hooke described the many observations he had
made using a microscope, including compartment-like structures in cork samples that he …