2024
F-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work
Sakamoto R, Murrell M. F-actin architecture determines the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3444. PMID: 38658549, PMCID: PMC11043346, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47593-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin architectureF-actinATP consumption rateF-actin bundlesIn vitro reconstitutionDynamic cellular processesHigher ATP consumptionActin cytoskeletonFilamentous actinMyosin motorsCellular processesATP hydrolysisPurified componentsAdenosine triphosphateForce generationConversion of chemical energyATP consumptionConsumption rateActinChemical energyMyosinNetwork contractionCytoskeletonEnergetic principlesHydrolysis
2014
Chapter Fifteen Reconstitution of Contractile Actomyosin Arrays
Murrell M, Thoresen T, Gardel M. Chapter Fifteen Reconstitution of Contractile Actomyosin Arrays. Methods In Enzymology 2014, 540: 265-282. PMID: 24630112, PMCID: PMC4459579, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397924-7.00015-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research