The Actin Cortex: A Bridge between Cell Shape and Function

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• 作者：Kevin J. Chalut¹ ; ^{kc370@cam.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Ewa K. Paluch² ; ³ ; ^{e.paluch@ucl.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 刊名：Developmental Cell
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：26 September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：38
• 期：6
• 页码：571-573
• 全文大小：606 K

文摘

The cortical actin network controls many animal cell shape changes by locally modulating cortical tension. Recent work has provided insight into cortex components and regulators. However, how the network is reorganized in response to cellular signaling, and the role reorganization may play during cell state changes, remain to be determined.