Form-finding model shows how cytoskeleton network stiffness is realized.

In eukaryotic cells the actin-cytoskeletal network provides stiffness and the driving force that contributes to changes in cell shape and cell motility, but the elastic behavior of this network is not well understood. In this paper a two dimensional form-finding model is proposed to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Jinghai Gong, Daxu Zhang, Yiider Tseng, Baolong Li, Denis Wirtz, Benjamin William Schafer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798660?pdf=render