Mechanical power is maximized during contractile ring-like formation in a biomimetic dividing cell model
Sakamoto R, Murrell M. Mechanical power is maximized during contractile ring-like formation in a biomimetic dividing cell model. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9731. PMID: 39523366, PMCID: PMC11551154, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53228-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyosin-induced stressContractile ring assemblyCell division mechanismActin filamentsActin cortexCleavage furrowDivision planeActomyosin flowsGiant unilamellar vesiclesRing assemblyCell divisionMyosin activityContractile ring-like structureShape changesRing-like structureDivision mechanismEnergetic costSymmetric divisionActinRing-like formationCell modelUnilamellar vesiclesIn vitro modelFurrowCells