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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaHydrolysisMyosin Type IIMyosinsRabbitsConceptsF-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
2012
F-actin buckling coordinates contractility and severing in a biomimetic actomyosin cortex
Murrell M, Gardel M. F-actin buckling coordinates contractility and severing in a biomimetic actomyosin cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 20820-20825. PMID: 23213249, PMCID: PMC3529094, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214753109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research