2024
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 modelFurrowCellsComposite branched and linear F-actin maximize myosin-induced membrane shape changes in a biomimetic cell model
Sakamoto R, Murrell M. Composite branched and linear F-actin maximize myosin-induced membrane shape changes in a biomimetic cell model. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 840. PMID: 38987288, PMCID: PMC11236970, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06528-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin networkF-actinF-actin architectureMembrane shape changesCell shape changesActivity of myosinInduce membrane deformationActomyosin contractilityShape changesActin cortexActomyosin cortexGiant unilamellar vesiclesActinMembrane deformationUnilamellar vesiclesCell modelNo-slip boundariesForce generationActomyosinMyosinVesiclesForce transmissionF-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
2022
F-actin architecture determines constraints on myosin thick filament motion
Muresan C, Sun Z, Yadav V, Tabatabai A, Lanier L, Kim J, Kim T, Murrell M. F-actin architecture determines constraints on myosin thick filament motion. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7008. PMID: 36385016, PMCID: PMC9669029, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34715-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive Regulation of Pressure and Volume Defines an Energetic Constraint on the Size of Cell Aggregates
Yousafzai M, Yadav V, Amiri S, Errami Y, Amiri S, Murrell M. Active Regulation of Pressure and Volume Defines an Energetic Constraint on the Size of Cell Aggregates. Physical Review Letters 2022, 128: 048103. PMID: 35148133, DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.048103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research