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
2019
Filament Nucleation Tunes Mechanical Memory in Active Polymer Networks
Yadav V, Banerjee D, Tabatabai A, Kovar D, Kim T, Banerjee S, Murrell M. Filament Nucleation Tunes Mechanical Memory in Active Polymer Networks. Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29 PMID: 32523502, PMCID: PMC7286550, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201905243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymer networksShape memoryIsotropic materialsActive materialMaterial designMaterial functionalityLow nucleationChemical timescalesMembrane surfaceNucleationMechanical memoryEnergyMaterialsCritical nucleationFilament curvatureInternal energyDissipationDense networkTopological defectsGrand challenge