Distinct roles for myosins in 'tuning' cell shape for division

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

Mechanical properties of the cell cortex—a thin network of actin filaments under the cell membrane—regulate shape changes during cell division, cell migration and tissue development. Two forms of the molecular motor myosin-II participate in organizing and remodeling the cell cortex.

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