2024
Energy partitioning in the cell cortex
Chen S, Seara D, Michaud A, Kim S, Bement W, Murrell M. Energy partitioning in the cell cortex. Nature Physics 2024, 20: 1824-1832. DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02626-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell cortexEntropy production rateGAP expressionCortical actin filamentsRho GTPase pathwayGTPase pathwayMyosin IIActin filamentsDiversity patternsEnergy partitioningRhoOnsager reciprocityCell phenotypeProtein expressionThermodynamic equilibriumCellsSpiral travelling waveProduction rateTemporal dynamicsLiving systemsActinEnergyWavePhenotypeActivity
2023
Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex
Sakamoto R, Banerjee D, Yadav V, Chen S, Gardel M, Sykes C, Banerjee S, Murrell M. Membrane tension induces F-actin reorganization and flow in a biomimetic model cortex. Communications Biology 2023, 6: 325. PMID: 36973388, PMCID: PMC10043271, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04684-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin reorganizationMechanical stressCell cortexBiochemical regulationCell shapeActomyosin cortexPhysical behaviorCell polarizationMembrane tensionCell migrationEssential physical behaviorPore openingSpatial assemblyDrive changesMembraneRelative rolesStressActinRegulationDiverse behaviorsRoleAssembly