In pursuit of the mechanics that shape cell surfaces

Alba Diz-Muñoz; Orion D Weiner; Daniel A Fletcher

doi:10.1038/s41567-018-0187-8

In pursuit of the mechanics that shape cell surfaces

Nat Phys. 2018 Jul;14(7):648-652. doi: 10.1038/s41567-018-0187-8. Epub 2018 Jul 4.

Authors

Alba Diz-Muñoz¹, Orion D Weiner², Daniel A Fletcher^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
³ Bioengineering Department and Biophysics Program, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
⁴ Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, CA, USA.
⁵ Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Abstract

Robust and responsive, the surface of a cell is as important as its interior when it comes to mechanically regulating form and function. New techniques are shedding light on this role, and a common language to describe its properties is now needed.

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