3 papers
math.NA2020
An integral-based spectral method for inextensible slender fibers in Stokes flow
Ondrej Maxian, Alex Mogilner, Aleksandar Donev
Every animal cell is filled with a cytoskeleton, a dynamic gel made of inextensible fibers, such as microtubules, actin fibers, and intermediate filaments, all suspended in a visco…
physics.bio-ph2019
Centering and symmetry breaking in confined contracting actomyosin networks
Niv Ierushalmi, Maya Malik-Garbi, Angelika Manhart +4
Centering and decentering of cellular components is essential for internal organization of cells and their ability to perform basic cellular functions such as division and motility…
physics.bio-ph2018
Scaling behavior in steady-state contractile actomyosin network flow
Maya Malik-Garbi, Niv Ierushalmi, Silvia Jansen +4
Contractile actomyosin network flows are crucial for many cellular processes including cell division and motility, morphogenesis and transport. How local remodeling of actin archit…