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Abstract
How application of force affects actin remodelling during mechanotransduction has remained unclear. Mechanical manipulation of the cell cortex is now shown to trigger actin monomer release from filaments, which in turn activates formin-dependent actin filament elongation. This force-sensitive actin polymerization does not require GTPases or membrane receptors, but it involves actin itself.Mesh:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23548927 DOI: 10.1038/ncb2715
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Cell Biol ISSN: 1465-7392 Impact factor: 28.824